Cut banks cave
Photo courtesy of EAD-Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi. www.ead.gov.ae/
When excavating soil, slope stability is important for many uses. USDA-NRCS identifies slope instability as "cut banks cave". The soil scientist was to trying to excavate a soil pit for soil sampling in this Torripsamment, but no matter how he tried, the soil kept caving.
For more information about soil classification in the UAE, visit:
vdocument.in/united-arab-emirates-keys-to-soil-taxonomy.h...
For more information about describing and sampling soils, visit:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/guides-and-instructions/field...
or Chapter 3 of the Soil Survey manual:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2022-09/The-Soil-Su...
For additional information on "How to Use the Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils" (video reference), visit:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_hQaXV7MpM
Cut banks cave
Photo courtesy of EAD-Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi. www.ead.gov.ae/
When excavating soil, slope stability is important for many uses. USDA-NRCS identifies slope instability as "cut banks cave". The soil scientist was to trying to excavate a soil pit for soil sampling in this Torripsamment, but no matter how he tried, the soil kept caving.
For more information about soil classification in the UAE, visit:
vdocument.in/united-arab-emirates-keys-to-soil-taxonomy.h...
For more information about describing and sampling soils, visit:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/guides-and-instructions/field...
or Chapter 3 of the Soil Survey manual:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2022-09/The-Soil-Su...
For additional information on "How to Use the Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils" (video reference), visit:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_hQaXV7MpM