<p><p><figure id='attachment_1530' style='max-width:512px' class='caption alignnone'><img class="wp-image-1530 size-full" src="https://www.geoinstitute.org/sites/default/files/geotech-tools-uploads/…; alt="Photograph of partial encapsulation of subgrade soils along a roadway in Wyoming." width="512" height="302" /><figcaption class='caption-text'> Partial Encapsulation. Photograph courtesy of Wyoming Department of Transportation</figcaption></figure></p><p>This technique refers to the placement of geomembranes as barriers to minimize or prevent moisture from entering or exiting through expansive soils. Advantages include relatively fast and easy placement and prevention/minimization of the damage caused by moisture movement in long term. This technique is primarily applicable to stabilization of the working platform but may also be used on new embankments and embankment widening projects.</p><p>