After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Definition of Soil Texture 2. Classes of Soil Texture 3. Determination. Definition of Soil Texture: Soil texture refers to the relative percentage of sand, silt and clay in a soil. Natural soils are comprised of soil particles of varying sizes. Texture is an important soil characteristic because it will partly determine [...]
This article will guide you about how to calculate specific heat and heat capacity of soil. Specific Heat: Specific heat may be defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by 1°C. The specific heat of dry soil (0.2 cal/g) is only about one-fifth that of water (1 cal/g). Hence, moist [...]
After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Meaning of Mechanical Analysis 2. Process of Mechanical Analysis 3. Principles 4. Stokes's Law 5. Practical Implications. Meaning of Mechanical Analysis: The mineral component constitutes the largest volume of soil mass and plays a vital role in determining most of the physical properties of soil. This mineral portion consists of particles [...]