Compaction

This term comes up when one talks about landscaping around a new construction whether it be a private home or commercial site. Compaction is created by heavy machinery squeezing the layers of the soil together, resulting in the increase of soil density and decrease in porosity It's destructive to the composition and structure of the soil. There's no healthy air pockets for roots, nor is the soil texture good for planting. Often nutrients are washed away due to poor drainage, or no drainage at all.