MUD BUILDINGS
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adhesion  test
mud construction - process - testing soil - field tests - adhesion test

procedure

  • Make ball out of wet soil.
  • Pierce a knife into it and remove.
  • Observer the knife after removing.

Interpretation

  • If little soil sticks on the knife then it has more silt.
  • If lot of soil sticks on the knife then it has more clay.
  • If the knife is clean after removal than the soil has more sand.

How clay sticks to knife in adhesion test.

clay stickng to knife in adhesion test.

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