Acta Scientiarum Polonorum

The development of building engineering, both transport, hydrotechnical and industrial as well as housing
induces the growth of the volume of earth mass at the building sites, which cause the need for a proper protection
against destructive influence of water from precipitation and snow melting. The increase of the volume
of earth works directly influences their technology, characterized with translocation of large amounts of
mass. The paper presents characteristics of reclamation and earth works with emphasis on preparing escarps
of earth buildings to their natural finishing.