Studies in the physical properties of soils: II. A note on the cohesion developed by capillary forces in an ideal soil

1 October 1925

journal article
research article
Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Agricultural Science

Vol. 15 (4) , 529-535
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021859600082460

Abstract

Using the conception of the “ideal soil” a calculation has been made of the cohesion due to the capillary attraction between the particles when wetted. Experimental verification of this theory is afforded by cohesion tests on the ignited silt fraction separated from soil.

Keywords

IDEAL SOIL
SILT FRACTION
COHESION DEVELOPED
FRACTION SEPARATED
SOIL USING
COHESION DUE
CAPILLARY ATTRACTION

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On the moisture relationships in an ideal soil
The Journal of Agricultural Science, 1924