Tools and Procedures

RSCS: Chart – Excel file : Revised Soil Classification System

RSCS: Chart – Excel file instructions

RSCS: Fines Classification – Paper

RSCS: Fines Classification – Closure

RSCS (coarse and fine) – Paper

RSCS: Closure

Water Potential Meter WP4C: Soil water characteristic curve (SWCC) using the dew point hygrometer.

Bender element preparation: Pictorial manual for the installation of bender elements. Utilization and interpretation.

Lab tool Catalogue: A summary of our tools (PMRL).

Critical state in Sands: Simplified procedure to determine critical state parameters for clean sands.

Gas Hydrate Cells: Cells developed for this research.

Gas Hydrate PCCTs: Cells developed for this research.

Needle Probe: Device and procedure to assess spatial variability in soils specimens with style=”border: 0; padding: 0 10px 0 0;” high resolution.

Specific Surface in Soils: Procedure for specific surface determination using methylene blue and gas absorption. Implications

Particle Level Forces: Analysis of forces that act on a particle – implications

Particle Shape: Collection of standard micro-photographs and 3d stereopairs. Shape chart