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effective unit weight
The unit weight of a soil that, when multiplied by the height of the overlying column of soil, yields the effective pressure due to the weight of the overburden.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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