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PREFERRED TERM

SOIL PLASTICITY  

DEFINITION

  • The degree to which a soil is capable of being molded or deformed continuously and permanently, by relatively moderate pressure, into various shapes.

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CHANGE NOTE

  • 2017-03-10 09:19:25.0 [tstevens] update Definition (The degree to which a soil is capable of being molded or deformed continuously and permanently, by relatively moderate pressure, into various shapes.); update Definition (The Nature and Properties of Soils, Prentice Hall, 1996. );

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