Relation of soil texture to bulk density (BD) Soil class BD gm/cc Sand 1.6 Sandy loam...

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Relation of soil texture to bulk density (BD) Soil class BD gm/cc Sand 1.6 Sandy loam Loam 1.5 1.4 Silt loam Clay loam Clay 1.3 1.2 1.1 In the figures above, sandy soil have greater BD than clayey soils. This means that in the dry condition, the sandy soil has less volume occupied by pore space. Why is it then that the rate of water movement in clay which has a lower BD is slower than sandy soils which has higher BD values? Submit your answers to my email address, this will be your 3rd assignment. Relation of soil texture to bulk density (BD) Soil class BD gm/cc Sand 1.6 Sandy loam Loam 1.5 1.4 Silt loam Clay loam Clay 1.3 1.2 1.1 In the figures above, sandy soil have greater BD than clayey soils. This means that in the dry condition, the sandy soil has less volume occupied by pore space. Why is it then that the rate of water movement in clay which has a lower BD is slower than sandy soils which has higher BD values? Submit your answers to my email address, this will be your 3rd assignment.

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Step 1 Given data About permeability of soil Step 2 The rate of water movement is called as permeability From given data we can see that sand has more ... View the full answer