Gravel road embankments in low-lying areas. Cellular confinement systems can be used to prevent the washboarding effect. The gravel used consists of varying amount of crushed stone, sand, and "fines". Fines are silt or clay particles smaller than , which can act as a binder. Crushed stone is used because gravel with fractured faces will stay in place better than rounded river pebbles. A good gravel for a gravel road will have a higher percentage of fines than gravel used as a subbase for a paved road. This often causes problems if a gravel road is paved without adding sand and gravel
Granular corneal dystrophy autosome), and only one copy of the gene is sufficient to cause the disorder, when inherited from a parent who has the disorder. The gene TGFBI encodes the protein keratoepithelin. Corneal transplant is not needed except in very severe and late cases. Light sensitivity may be overcome by wearing tinted glassess. Granular corneal dystrophy Granular corneal dystrophy is a slowly progressive corneal dystrophy that most often begins in early childhood. Granular corneal dystrophy has two types: Granular corneal dystrophy is diagnosed during an eye examination by an ophthalmologist or optometrist. The lesions consist of central, fine, whitish granular lesions in