TOPIC 1
PHYSICAL
PROPERTIES A
CLASSIFICATIO
OF SOILS
Prepared by Nor Hafizah Hanis Bt Abd
,TOPIC OUTLINES
a. Soil origin, composition, types & methods
of identification
b. Basic soil properties, phase diagram, mas
volume relationship, and physical characteri
determination (e.g. specific gravity, void ratio
c. Introduction to British Soil and Unified So
Classification Systems; soil classification bas
on particle size analysis; fine soil classificatio
based on consistency tests (Atterberg limits)
,SUB TOPIC 1a
Soil origin, composition, types & method
identification
LESSON
At the end of this lecture the stud
OUTCOMES would be able to:
• i. Understand the soil origin and engineering soil termino
, DEFINITIONS OF SOIL
What the
engineer sa
What the geologist
says?
What the
agricultural
says?
PHYSICAL
PROPERTIES A
CLASSIFICATIO
OF SOILS
Prepared by Nor Hafizah Hanis Bt Abd
,TOPIC OUTLINES
a. Soil origin, composition, types & methods
of identification
b. Basic soil properties, phase diagram, mas
volume relationship, and physical characteri
determination (e.g. specific gravity, void ratio
c. Introduction to British Soil and Unified So
Classification Systems; soil classification bas
on particle size analysis; fine soil classificatio
based on consistency tests (Atterberg limits)
,SUB TOPIC 1a
Soil origin, composition, types & method
identification
LESSON
At the end of this lecture the stud
OUTCOMES would be able to:
• i. Understand the soil origin and engineering soil termino
, DEFINITIONS OF SOIL
What the
engineer sa
What the geologist
says?
What the
agricultural
says?
