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SOIL AGGREGATE [1 record]

Record 1 2004-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
  • Soil Science
DEF

A group of soil particles cohering in such a way that they behave mechanically as a unit.

CONT

Soil aggregate ... The term aggregate refers to the soil itself, in contrast to its constituent parts. Qualitatively, soil aggregates may differ in texture, structure, and consistency. Quantitatively, they may differ in porosity, relative density, water and gas content, and also in consistency. The qualitative information is obtained in the field by visual inspection ... The quantitative information is obtained by means of laboratory and field tests. Without such information the description of any soil is inadequate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des sols
  • Science du sol
DEF

Assemblage de particules de sol adhérant entre elles et formant, du point de vue de la mécanique, une unité.

OBS

Employé au singulier, terme équivalent à sol, considéré en tant que matériau composite.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mecánica del suelo
  • Ciencia del suelo
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