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Soil

Material

Properties/Characteristics

see Geotechnical investigation see Granular material
Physical

• • Porosity
    • Void ratio
    • Bulk density
  • Thixotropy
  • Dilatancy (granular material)
  • Angle of repose
  • Cohesion
  • Adhesion. See Adhesion for fundamentals.
  • Shear strength
• Soil mechanics
  • Overburden pressure
  • Effective stress
  • Slope stability
  • Pore water pressure
• soil moisture (redirects to water content) -- Soil water (retention) -- Degree of saturation
  • Hydraulic conductivity
  • Permeability
  • Specific storage
  • Pore water pressure
  • Available water capacity
  • Field capacity
  • Permanent wilting point
• Soil texture -- Particle size (grain size) -- Soil gradation
• Soil color
• Soil structure
• Soil odor

Processes

• • Consolidation
  • Soil compaction

Phenomena

• • Hysteresis
  • Soil liquefaction
    • Quicksand
    • Sand volcano

Chemical

• cation exchange capacity
• buffer capacity. See buffering agent and buffering solution for fundamentals
• poise capacity. See mineral redox buffer
• Soil pH
• Soil salinity.

Types

• • Sand
  • Silt
  • Clay
  • Loam
  • Gravel
  • Peat

Processes

• • Soil formation
  • Soil acidification
  • Soil salinization
  • Soil compaction
  • Soil liquefaction
  • Soil leaching see Leaching

Resource

Functions

• Soil functions

Properties, Components, and Characteristics

• Soil carbon
• Fertility (soil)
• Soil health
• Soil life
• Soil Organic Matter
• Carbon cycle

Types

• Prime farmland
• Sodic soil (currently redirects to soil salination)
• hydric soil

Processes

• Soil formation redirects to pedogenesis
• Erosion
• Soil respiration
• Mineralization (soil)
• Soil salination see also salting the earth
• Soil acidification see also acid rain

Management

• Soil conservation
• Salinity control
• Soil improvers
  • Soil inoculant
  • Compost
  • Soil conditioner

Uses

• septic drain field

Soil science

• Pedology
  • Hydropedology
  • Soil classification
  • Soil survey -- Soil map
• Edaphology
  • Environmental soil science
  • Agricultural soil science
• Soil chemistry
• Soil biology
• Soil physics
• List of soil scientists