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...
Liquid Limit of Soil
Liquid Limit of Soil
Liquid Limit is the minimum amount of water required to be added to a soil, expressed as a percentage of the...
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...
Density of Soils
Density of Soils
The density or true weight of a soil is equal to the specific gravity of the solid materials x 1000 (weight or...
Compressibility of Soils
Compressibility of Soils
Gravels, sands and silts are incompressible, i.e., if a moist mass of these materials is subjected to compression, they suffer no significant...
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...
Elasticity of Soil
Elasticity of Soil
A soil is said to be elastic when it suffers a reduction in volume (or is changed in shape and bulk) while...
Permeability of Soils
Permeability of Soils
Permeability of a soils is the rate at which water flows through it under the action of (unit) hydraulic gradient. The passage...
Angle of Internal Friction of Soils
Angle of Internal Friction of Soils
The resistance in sliding of grain particles of a soil mass depends upon the angle of internal friction. It...