Soil strength and stability
Abstract
A number of properties that define the physical state of the soil have a semi-permanent character: the general structure of the profile, granulometric constitution, mineralogy and—to a lesser extent—organic and ionic constituents of the different horizons. Interacting with those quasi stable properties, a second group of state characteristics are susceptible to a rapid and sometimes very important change under the influence of external climatic and cultural factors that are particularly active in the most exposed surface layers.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Soil Management and Crop Yield
Soil and Unsaturated Flow
Geotechnical and construction materials studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- CRC Press eBooks
- Pages
- 73–82
- Publication date
- 14 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter