sand pile

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A sand pile or wall to hold back the rocks, meanwhile, would have to be 230 feet high to protect Brienz.

From Washington Times • May 12, 2023

The approach, with roots in the 18th century, describes the structure of networks of discrete, interacting parts, be they friends linked on social media or grains in a sand pile.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 11, 2019

For example, assume a dry sand pile has an angle of repose of 30 degrees.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

“He and his roommate jumped off, 30 feet above the ground, and landed in a sand pile and lived,” James said.

From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2016

Here it picks up the bucket standing at the sand pile and which has its charges of both stone and sand, and swings it to the mixer.

From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Gillette, Halbert Powers