Plastic Limit of Soil
Plastic Limit of Soil
The plastic limit signifies the percentage of moisture at which the soil changes, with decreasing wetness, from a plastic to a...
California Bearing Ratio (CBR) Test on Soils
California Bearing Ratio (CBR) Test on Soils
California Bearing Ratio (C.B.R.) Test which is an ad hoc penetration test developed by the California State Highways...
Liquid Limit Test of Soil
Liquid Limit Test of Soil
The soil sample weighting 30 grams is placed in a porcelain evaporating dish about 115 mm dia., shaped into a...
Cohesion of Soils
Cohesion of Soils
Cohesion of soils is the internal molecular attraction which resists the rupture or shear of a material. Cohesion is derived in fine...
Quick Sand Formation/Condition
Quick Sand Formation/Condition
Quick sand formation/condition is not a soil type. Quick sand formation/condition is created in saturated thick layers of loose fine sandy soils...
Triaxial Compression Test of Soils Procedure
Triaxial Compression Test of Soils Procedure
Triaxial Compression test is used where more precise values of the cohesion and angle of internal friction of a...
Resiliency of Soils
Resiliency of Soils
Resiliency of a body is regarded as the extreme limit to which it can repeatedly be strained without fracture or permanent change...
Consistency or Liquidity Index of Soil
Consistency or Liquidity Index of Soil (LI)
It is defined as the natural moisture content of the soil in excess of the FL expressed as...
Plasticity of Soils
Plasticity of Soils
Plasticity is the property of a soil to undergo large deformations when stressed, without cracking or crumbling, Plasticity is a major characteristics...
Specific Gravity of Soil
Specific Gravity of Soil
The specific gravity of soil particles is defined as the ratio of their density to that of water. The specific gravity...