Upload NowAfter reading this article you will learn about the weathering of rocks and minerals. Also learn about the factors affecting it. Weathering of Rocks and Minerals: Rocks occurring within the earth remain in equilibrium with their underground environment. When the portion of the earth’s crust is upheaved (gets lifted up from beneath) or the rock/soil […]
Weathering of Rocks and Minerals
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Formation of Soil
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After reading this article you will learn about the formation of soil. Rocks were slowly broken down to smaller and smaller pieces by physical weathering, and then decomposed by chemical weathering to form the parent material, which may be defined as the weathered material from which the soil was synthesized. The parent material was further […]
Mechanical Analysis of Soils: Principles and Method
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After reading this article you will learn about the principle and pipette method of mechanical analysis of soil. Principles of Mechanical Analysis: It is based on Stokes’ law, according to which when the size of the soil particles is decreased, their time of settling below a constant of about 10 cm increases. So the time […]