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<div><div> &lt;h2&gt;CHAPTER 1&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;SOIL FORMATION, COMPOSITION, AND BASIC CONCEPTS&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;p&gt;1.1 WEATHERING PROCESSES, SEDIMENTARY AND RESIDUAL SOILS&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The word &lt;i&gt;soil&lt;/i&gt; is used in soil mechanics to mean any naturally formed mineral material that is not rock. It thus covers all loose material ranging in particle size from clay through silt and sand to gravel and boulders. The main focus of soil mechanics is the material at the fine end of the range, particularly clay and silt and to a lesser extent sand.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Soils are formed by the physical and chemical weathering of rock. &lt;b&gt;Physical weathering&lt;/b&gt; may be one of two types. First, there is disintegration&#8212;caused primarily by wetting and drying or by freezing and thawing in cracks in the rock. Second, there is erosion&#8212;caused by the action of glaciers, water, or even wind. These processes produce a range of particles of varying sizes which are still composed of the same material as the parent rock. Sand and silt particles produced by physical weathering generally consist of single rock minerals, rather than c

Author

Wesley, Laurence D.

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9780470549056