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25. Definition of Heaving from dictionary.net
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- What does heaving mean?.
- we found 5 entries for the meaning of heaving.
- Heaving. ...
- Here a little child I stand, Heaving up my either hand. ...
- Heaving \Heav"ing\, n. ...
- Heaving. ...
- Here a little child I stand, Heaving up my either hand. ...
- Heaving \Heav"ing\, n. ...
- heaving adj : rising and falling alternately as in waves; "the heaving waves in the storm-tossed sea"; "the exhausted dog's heaving chest" .
- 1: an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea" syn: heave .
- 4: throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes" syn: heave .
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26. CBD-26. Ground Freezing and Frost Heaving
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- Ground Freezing and Frost Heaving.
- This Digest contains a brief description of the physical processes involved in ground freezing and frost heaving and some suggestions on ways to prevent or diminish frost damage to various structures.
- The results of frost heaving have been observed from earliest times. Swedish literature dating back to the 17th century indicates that the uplifting of boulders in the field and the breaking of plant roots in the winter were associated with frost heaving. At first, frost heaving of the soil was thought to result from the expansion of water on freezing. ...
- Frost Heaving.
- Heaving occurs when the right combination of fine grain soil, soil moisture and soil temperature exists.
- Heaving pressures also vary over quite wide limits and depend mainly on the type of soil and its moisture content. A saturated soil will develop the maximum heaving pressure; as the moisture content drops, heaving pressure drops also and is reduced to zero in a soil with low moisture content. ... No heaving can take place, however, unless the heaving pressure exceeds the load on the soil.
- The three basic requirements for frost heaving are: 1) a freezing plane in the soil; 2) a fine grain soil through which moisture can move; and 3) a supply of water. If any one of these factors can be controlled, frost heaving can be prevented. Since it is seldom economically possible to control soil temperature, frost heaving is usually prevented by replacing the fine grain soil with a coarse granular material. Soil moisture can also be controlled by careful attention to drainage, so that the extent of frost heaving is greatly reduced.
- The Nature of Frost Heaving Soils.
- This may be very difficult to determine if the soil is at the borderline between frost-heaving and non-frost-heaving material. The characteristics of a soil with extensive frost heaving ability are well known, as are those of a non-frost-heaving soil. The difficulty arises where there is a blending of both frost-heaving and non-frost-heaving soils.
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27. boats.com - Feature: Heaving-to
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- Heaving-to Heavy weather sailing .
- However, in most storm conditions, heaving to will be the option that presents itself when you feel you are done in and want to rest. In fact, after struggling to sail on in a storm, the act of heaving to has an almost immediate positive effect upon the crew. ...
- For cruising sailors, heaving to need not be solely a storm tactic. ...
- But, heaving to is most often done when the wind is really piping. There are three generally accepted ways to heave to in a sail boat: lying to a sea anchor or para-anchor; lying ahull; and, heaving to under reduced sail. ...
- Heaving To Under Reduced Sail: Although not the simplest way to stop the boat in heavy weather, heaving to under reduced sail offers what many offshore sails consider the best compromise in winds up to 50 knots. ... Heaving to under deeply reduced sail can achieve both ends. ...
- In modern masthead sloops, of moderate to light displacement, the most common method of heaving to in heavy weather is under storm jib alone. ...
- Another tactic for heaving to under reduced sail is under triple reefed main alone. ...
- It is important when heaving to under the mainsail, triple reefed, to make certain that the sail is well tied down, that the halyard is strong enough to withstand the pumping it will receive from the sail, and that the main sheet and traveler are up to the job. ...
- Heaving to under reduced sail will require more sail handling and helm maintenance the other methods. ...
28. Tire chips reduce road 'heaving' in winter
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- Tire chips reduce road 'heaving' in winter.
- During frost heaving, soil exposed to water as it freezes expands 70 percent. ...
- The degree of heaving depends on the type of soil, whether it can readily absorb water and the availability of water from underground sources or rain. Silt absorbs water rapidly and causes the most heaving, while "fat" clays are extremely fine and show little propensity for it. By preventing frost from penetrating to base soil, the tire chip method inhibits the capillary action that produces supersaturation of soil with frozen water and thereby inhibits heaving.
29. EQUIPPED TO SURVIVE (tm) - Aviation Life Raft Reviews - Raft Equipment - Heaving Lines and Raft Knives
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- Heaving Lines and Raft Knives .
- Heaving Lines.
- All the rafts except the Survival Products non-TSO'd rafts, include a heaving line designed to be able to be thrown to a survivor in the water. ... 4) requires that the "Heaving-Trailing Line" be buoyant, which makes sense. TIP: While generally referred to as a "heaving line" or "heaving/trailing line," BFGoodrich's nomenclature, "rescue line," is more descriptive. ...
- The RFD heaving line is an orange 1/8 inch twisted polypropylene line attached to the traditional round rubber quoit. ... Until the SEP was retrieved (it may be in the water) the heaving line would not be available to toss to a survivor. ...
- If the Velcro was tabbed, as are other Velcro keepers on the raft, it would make it easier and quicker to deploy the heaving line. ...
- While earlier Winslow heaving lines had adequate room to slip easily over a shoulder, this time around there was much less room and it was difficult. ...
- However, what was more disconcerting was that as we were measuring the length of the BFGoodrich heaving line on the 4-person raft, the end attached to the quoit came loose. ...
- The quoit for their heaving line is a fabric tube filled with polymer granules that expand when immersed. ... Our low opinion of this fabrication was not helped by the fact that one split its seam due to too much expansion of the polymer granules, spilling hundreds of sticky, jelly-like polymer globules all over the interior of the raft, rendering the heaving line even more useless and driving us crazy. ...
- The Survival Products heaving line itself, which is actually flat 1/2 inch black nylon webbing, is flaked inside a fabric keeper and retained with a pair of rubber bands, one on each end. ... "HEAVING LINE" is stenciled on the keeper in black. ...
30. Storm Tactics Handbooks: Modern Methods of Heaving-To for Survival in Extreme Conditions - GoodHousewares.com
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- Storm Tactics Handbooks: Modern Methods of Heaving-To for Survival in Extreme Conditions.
- Storm Tactics Handbooks: Modern Methods of Heaving-To for Survival in Extreme Conditions.
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31. Joseph Mallord William Turner - J.M.W. Turner - Keelmen heaving in coals by night Oil Painting Reproduction
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- Keelmen heaving in coals by night.
- Turner: Keelmen heaving in coals by night.
- Keelmen heaving in coals by night.
32. dict.cc: English-German translation of 'heaving'
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33. M.I.Link Maritime Dictionary
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- heaving line.
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- heaving line with one end fastened to a bucket.
- the weighed down knot at the end of a heaving line.
34. 40. Not Heaving from My Ribbd Breast Only. Whitman, Walt. 1900. Leaves of Grass
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- Not Heaving from My Ribbd Breast Only .
- NOT heaving from my ribbd breast only;.
35. Fyodor Sologub's 'When Heaving On The Stormy Waters' from Oldpoetry.com
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- When Heaving On The Stormy Waters .
- When, heaving on the stormy waters,.
36. Outside The Beltway : The Heaving Pukes Who Write Gawker and Wonkette
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- The Heaving Pukes Who Write Gawker and Wonkette.
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