After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Types of Soil Erosion Caused by Water 2. Factors Affecting Soil Erosion Caused By Water 3. Conservation Measures. Types of Soil Erosion Caused by Water: Soil erosion caused by water may be of the following kinds: (i) Splash erosion: The raindrops which fall at an approximate […]
Soil Erosion Caused by Water
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Formation of Soil
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After reading this article you will learn about the formation of soil. Rocks were slowly broken down to smaller and smaller pieces by physical weathering, and then decomposed by chemical weathering to form the parent material, which may be defined as the weathered material from which the soil was synthesized. The parent material was further […]
Mechanical Analysis of Soils: Principles and Method
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After reading this article you will learn about the principle and pipette method of mechanical analysis of soil. Principles of Mechanical Analysis: It is based on Stokes’ law, according to which when the size of the soil particles is decreased, their time of settling below a constant of about 10 cm increases. So the time […]