soil studies
INTRODUCTION Importance of soil studies in Civil Engineering Soil is an unconsolidated material that has resulted from the disintegration of rocks. The soil voids are in turn filled with a gas or liquid or both. These components, viz., solid particle, gas and liquid, ply a significant role in the fundamental behavior of soil. The engineering properties, such as permeability, consolidation and shear strength of soil deposit are governed by the mode of formation, stress history, groundwater conditions and physicochemical characteristics of the parent material Geological origin of soils with special reference to soil profiles in India Approximate depth of 20km ...