Difference in Settlement Behavior of Building Foundation Between Saturated Cohesive and Cohesionless Soil
Soils can be divided into two types depending on their ability to keep the mass…
Soil properties
What are Sample Disturbance Parameters in Soil Investigation?
In our previous post we have discussed about disturbance of soil sample in different stages of collection….
What is Recovery Ratio and RQD in Soil Sampling? What are the Limits of Sample Disturbance Parameters?
In our previous post we have discussed about soil sample disturbance parameters. We will learn…
What are Residual Soil and Transported Soil?
We know, products of rocks that are exposed to erosion are transported by various means…
What is Soil? Difference between Soil and Rock
The Latin word “solium” gave birth to soil which means top layer of earth which…
What is Thixotropy of Soil? Practical Importance of Thixotropy
We know soil loose its strength under remolding. The term thixotropy is related to remolding….
What are the Usual Values of Specific Gravity of Soil?
We have all know the specific gravity who deals with civil engineering problems; other fields…
What is Activity of Soil?
Activity of soil can be defined as ration of plasticity index to clay fraction as…
Talus: A Gravity Transported Soil
We know that different transportation agent carry soil particles to new location to form a…
What are Wind Transported Soils?
We have learned about transportation agents of rocks fractions that form a soil deposit. In…