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1 - GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION REPORT - 150320 LAR Road Investigation Ridgewood Geotech 23042015_Rev1-Combined
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GEOTECHNICAL TERMS AND SYMBOLS (cont’d)
SOIL MOISTURE TERMS
Term Description
Granular soil are cohesionless and free flowing.
Dry
Cohesive soils are hard, brittle or friable and powdery, moisture content well below plastic limit
Soils may feel cool and are darker than in the dry condition.
Moist Granular soils tend to cohere
Cohesive soils can be moulded
Soils may feel cool and are darker than in the dry condition and free water forms on hands when
handled.
Wet
Granular soils tend to cohere.
Cohesive soils usually weakened.
COLOUR TERMS
Soil colours are described in the moist condition using simple terms such as red, white, grey, black,
brown, orange, yellow, green and blue. These may be modified by the use of the term"pale" or
"dark" as necessary. Borderline colours may be described as a combination of these colours (e.g.
orange brown).
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