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Domain for soil plasticity DESCRIPTION of RESULT entity
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References |
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ASTM D 2488-93 1993, Standard practice for description and identification
of soils (visual-manual procedure). American Society for Testing
and Materials
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Kidston, L. & McDonald, W. 1997, pcSITES User Manual Version
1.2., ACLEP Technical Report No. 5, Australian Collaborative Land
Evaluation Program
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Qualifier 1:
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Qualifier 2:
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Note:
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Attribute |
Code |
Parent |
Category |
Synonyms |
Description |
Qualifier 1 |
Qualifier 2 |
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soil_plasticity |
NON |
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non plastic |
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a 3 mm thread cannot be rolled at any water content |
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soil_plasticity |
SLT |
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slightly plastic |
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the thread can be barely rolled and the lump cannot be formed when
drier than the plastic limit |
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soil_plasticity |
MOD |
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moderately plastic |
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the thread is easy to roll and cannot be rerolled after reaching plastic
limit and crumbles when drier than plastic limit |
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soil_plasticity |
VRY |
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very plastic |
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takes considerable time to reach plastic limit and thread can be rerolled
several times after reaching limit. |
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soil_plasticity |
UNK |
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unknown |
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soil plasticity is not known |
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