- Geotechnical engineering is that branch of civil engineering that deals with the influence and interaction of geological formations, materials and water, with structures.
- Geotechnical Engineering is the branch of civil engineering that deals with soil, rock, and underground water, and their relation to the design construction and operation of engineering projects (Coduto 1998)
- Soil mechanics is a discipline that applies the principles of engineering mechanics to soils to predict the mechanical behavior of soil.
- Soil is one of people’s oldest construction material
- Soil is one of the most complex of the standard construction materials because of the variation in soil types
- Soil has been studied and analyzed for hundreds of years
- In Soil, Generally assume Liquid = Water and Gas = Air
Properties of Soil depend on the Solid Phase and the amount and distribution of Water and Air
Simple ratios define the state of the soil, called the Index Properties - Soil is the substance existing on the earth's surface, which grows and develops plant life (Pedologist)
- Soil is the material in the relative thin surface zone within which roots occur, and all the rest of the crust is grouped under the term rock irrespective of its hardness. Also: unconsolidated rock, overburden (Geologist).
- Soil is the un-aggregated or un-cemented deposits of mineral and/or organic particles or fragments covering large portion of the earth's crust (Engineer)
- Soil is comprised of Solids, Liquid and Gas
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