Thursday, 20 August 2020

Geotechnical Engineering

  •  Soil classification on the basis of their transporting agency 
              Soil                                                  Transporting Agency

       Aeolian Soil                                                   Wind

      Alluvial Soil                                                 River Water

     Lacustrine soil                                            Still water like Lakes

         Marine soil                                                    Sea Water
  
        Glacial Deposit                                                 Ice

  • Black Cotton Soil has very high expansive behavior due to the presence of clay mineral Montmorillonite.
  • Montmorillonite clay mineral is also called 2:1 Clay mineral . 

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