Soil Mechanics All Formula with Tricks in Civil Engineering

Soil Mechanics All Formula with Tricks in Civil Engineering 

Soils are complex mixtures of minerals, water, air, organic matter, and countless organisms that are the decaying remains of once-living things. 

• Best trick for Geologic cycle for the formation of soil  :- 

               "What The Design Universe" 

•    W-  Weathering
•    T-   Transportation
•    D-  Deformation
•    U-  Upheaval 

Size range of grain-

Very coarse soils	BOULDERS		> 200 mm
	COBBLES		60 - 200 mm
Coarse soils	GGRAVEL	coarse	20 - 60 mm
		medium	6 - 20 mm
		fine	2 - 6 mm
	S SAND	coarse	0.6 - 2.0 mm
		medium	0.2 - 0.6 mm
		fine	0.06 - 0.2 mm
Fine soils	M SILT	coarse	0.02 - 0.06 mm
		medium	0.006 - 0.02 mm
		fine	0.002 - 0.006 mm
	C  CLAY		< 0.002 mm

Basic Definition and their Relationship :-