Water and Wastewater Terms Beginning B

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bedding compaction

Tamping, rolling, or otherwise mechanically compressing material used as bedding for a pipe or other underground structure to a density that will support expected loads. Can be expressed as a percentage of the maximum load capacity of the bedding material or in pounds per square foot (kilograms per square meter).