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Studies in the physical properties of soils: II. A note on the cohesion developed by capillary forces in an ideal soil1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

William B. Haines
William B. Haines
Affiliation:
(Soil Physics Department, Rothamsted Experimental Station.
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Using the conception of the “ideal soil” a calculation has been made of the cohesion due to the capillary attraction between the particles when wetted. Experimental verification of this theory is afforded by cohesion tests on the ignited silt fraction separated from soil.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 15 , Issue 4 , October 1925 , pp. 529 - 535
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1925

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