Moisture Content and Physical Condition of Soils (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Moisture Content and Physical Condition of Soils (Classic Reprint) written by Frank K. Cameron and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Moisture Content and Physical Condition of Soils Another point which this investigation has brought out in a strik ing way is the hysteresis observable in the volume change when a soil is alternately wetted and dried out. This process results in a natural packing of the soil and is seriously detrimental to the mainte nance, of good tilth if the extremes of moisture content reached are wide apart. The causes for and mechanism of this process have been made clear by the experiments here recorded. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.