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CENG75A Geotechnical Engineering
June 14, 2014
Assignment:
Types of Rocks
Igneous Rock
The main thing about igneous rocks is that they were once
hot enough to melt. The following traits are all related to that.
when
lava
has
a glassy
look like black bread (including gas bubbles) or dark peanut brittle
word
igneous
common
is
have
that
in
they
Figure 3. Sandstone
quickly,
Latin
hardens
white or gray. Any other colors they may have are pale.
This
material
may
Earth's
surface,
Clastic
from deep magma is called plutonic. The deeper the magma, the
Sedimentary
Rocks
slower it cools and the larger the mineral crystals that form in it.
Igneous Rock Textures
The
rocks
size
of
the
mineral
(over
to
periods
months)
granular
Figure 2. Obsidian
consist
of
the
materials
that
of
and
most
made
by
the physical
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Granular soil cannot be molded when moist and crumbles easily when
buried over geologic time, they get packed together under pressure
dry.
and low heat, not much more than 100C. In these conditions the
sediment is cemented into rock: sand becomes sandstone and clay
becomes shale. If gravel or pebbles are part of the sediment, the rock
composition,
water
Metamorphic Rocks
The main thing about metamorphic rocks is that they are shaped by
great heat and pressure. The following traits are all related to that.
or
are
holding
the
sand
particles.
Residual Soil
granular soils will affect the cohesion between the particles. Dumping
sand or gravel from the bed of a truck or from a scraper places the
granular material in a relatively loose condition, particularly if the sand
contains only a small amount of surface moisture. This material must
be compacted so it can provide the required strength. If the material is
not compacted, then it can lead to settlements in the future.
Cohesive Soil
high clay content, which has cohesive strength. Cohesive soil does not
such soils are glaciers, wind and water. The soils are named according
to the mode of transportation. Alluvial soils are those that have been
quiet lakes, are lacustrine soils. Marine soils are deposited in sea water.
The soils transported and deposited by wind are Aeolian soils. Those
deposited primarily through the action gravitational force, as in
landslides, are colluvial soils. Glacial soils are those deposited by
glaciers. Many of these transported soils are loose and soft to a depth
of several hundred feet. Therefore difficulties with foundations and
other types of construction are generally associated with transported
soils.
Organic Soil
Organic soil is gardening soil that contains only ingredients which have
been certified as organic. There are a number of types, including
organic potting soil, soil for backfill, and soil specifically designed for
vegetable or flower gardens. Many gardening stores carry organic soil
in a variety of formats, along with other organic gardening accessories,
like organic mulch.
Classification of Soil
Granular Soil
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Field Classification
References
http://books.google.com.ph/books?
id=Lhetuhms4t4C&pg=PA8&lpg=PA8&dq=residual+and+transported+
soil&source=bl&ots=lVO9_E26El&sig=r66DSPoO0l6T2BFIBphS8oUaMv
4&hl=fil&sa=X&ei=VQCdU7aAorboASg8YDIBw&ved=0CBgQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=residual
%20and%20transported%20soil&f=false
Geotechnical Engineering: Principles and Practices of Soil Mechanics
and Foundation Engineering
V.N.S. Murthy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SoilTextureTriangle.jpg
http://geology.about.com/cs/basics_roxmin/a/aa011804a.htm
http://geology.about.com/cs/basics_roxmin/a/aa011804b.htm
http://geology.about.com/cs/basics_roxmin/a/aa011804c.htm
Andrew Alden
http://geology.com/rocks/igneous-rocks.shtml
http://geology.com/rocks/obsidian.shtml
http://geology.com/rocks/basalt.shtml
http://geology.com/rocks/sedimentary-rocks.shtml
http://geology.com/rocks/sandstone.shtml
http://geology.com/rocks/limestone.shtml
http://geology.com/rocks/metamorphic-rocks.shtml
http://geology.com/rocks/marble.shtml
http://geology.com/rocks/slate.shtml
https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?
p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10931
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-organic-soil.htm
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