A borrow pit is a term used in construction and civil engineering. It describes an area where material (usually soil, gravel or sand) has been dug for use at another location. The term is literal — meaning a pit from where material was borrowed, although without an implication of someday returning the material. Borrow pits can be found close to many major construction projects. For example, soil might be excavated to fill an embankment for a highway, clay might be excavated for use in brick-making, gravel to be used for making concrete, etc. In large construction projects, such as skyscrapers, cranes are essential. ... The Falkirk Wheel in Scotland. ... SOiL is a five-piece hard rock music group from Chicago, Illinois. ... Gravel being unloaded from a barge Gravel is rock that is of a certain grain size range. ... Patterns in the sand Sand is a granular material made up of fine rock particles. ... Fill may refer to: In civil engineering, a fill is an artificial ridge or dam of earth or gravel (fill dirt) constructed to support a prepared right-of-way such as a railroad or highway across a valley or depression. ... Highway in Pennsylvania, USA The Pan-American Highway, in the Peruvian town of Máncora, where it serves as the main street. ... The Gay Head cliffs in Marthas Vineyard are made almost entirely of clay. ... An old brick wall in English bond laid with alternating courses of headers and Brick is an artificial stone made by forming clay into rectangular blocks which are hardened, either by burning in a kiln or sometimes, in warm countries, by sun-drying. ... Concrete being poured, raked and vibrated into place in residential construction in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

In some cases, the borrow pits may become filled with ground water, forming recreational areas or sustainable wildlife habitats (one such example is the Merton Borrow Pit, near Oxford in central England, excavated to provide materials for the nearby M40 motorway). In other cases, borrow pits may be used for landfill and waste disposal. Groundwater is any water found below the land surface. ... People participating in summer luge as a form of recreation, in the Vosges. ... Various species of deer are commonly seen wildlife across the Americas and Eurasia. ... Habitat (from the Latin for it inhabits) is the place where a particular species lives and grows. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... The M40 in Warwickshire The M40 motorway is the second motorway in the British transport network to connect London to Birmingham. ... Albury landfill, Surrey, England A landfill, also known as a dump (US) or a tip (UK), is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment. ... Waste management is literally the process of managing waste materials (normally those produced as a result of human activities). ...

See also

• Earthworks (engineering)
• Gravel pit
• Quarry