hand wash test
mud construction - testing soil - field tests - hand wash test
procedure
  • Play with wet soil till your hands get thoroughly dirty.
  • Wash your hands to see how difficult it is to clean.
Interpretation
  • If hands get cleaned quickly, then soil contains more sand.
  • If it takes little time to clean and feels like flour then soil contains more silt.
  • If it feels soapy or slippery and takes time to clean then soil contains more clay.
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Posted by Ar. Guruprasad Rane on 28th Jan 2006. Email : [email protected]
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