MUD BUILDINGS
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hand wash test
mud construction - process - testing soil - field tests - hand wash test

procedure

  • Play with wet soil till your hands get thoroughly dirty.
  • Wash your hands to see how difficult it is to clean.

Interpretation

  • If hands get cleaned quickly, then soil contains more sand.
  • If it takes little time to clean and feels like flour then soil contains more silt.
  • If it feels soapy or slippery and takes time to clean then soil contains more clay.

How clay sticks to hand in hand wash test.

clay sticking to hand in hand wash test.

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Posted by Ar. Guruprasad Rane on 28th Jan 2006. Email: