Measurement of Soil Properties in Dryland and Wetland Conditions,

Abstract

The effect of deformation rate on cone index value, plate sinkage parameters, cohesion and internal friction angle was measured in a dry, sandy loam soil and in a saturated, puddled clay soil. The effect on normal pressure on calculated values of cohesion and internal friction angle in the sandy loam soil was also investigated. Deformation rate did not greatly affect any of the soil properties in the sandy loam soil but significantly affected almost all of them in the puddled clay soil. In the sandy loam soil it is shown that normal pressure in the ring shear test must be close to that exerted by the vehicle on the soil otherwise large errors can occur in calculating cohesion and internal friction angle.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADP004389

Entities

People

  • D. Gee-clough
  • M. A. Sargana

Organizations

  • Asian Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cohesion
  • Friction
  • Internal Friction
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Shear Tests

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Marine Hydrodynamics
  • Structural Dynamics.