SOIL ERODIBILITY NOMOGRAPH FOR FARMLAND AND CONSTRUCTION SITES

A NEW SOIL PARTICLE-SIZE PARAMETER WAS FOUND AND USED TO DERIVE A CONVENIENT ERODIBILITY EQUATION THAT IS VALID FOR EXPOSED SUBSOILS AS WELL AS FARMLAND. A SIMPLE NOMOGRAPH PROVIDES QUICK SOLUTIONS TO THE EQUATION. ONLY FIVE SOIL PARAMETERS NEED TO BE KNOWN: PERCENT SILT, PERCENT SAND, ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT, STRUCTURE, AND PERMEABILITY. THE NEW WORKING TOOL OPENS THE DOOR TO SEVERAL NEW CONSIDERATIONS IN SEDIMENT- CONTROL PLANNING. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 26, No 5, PP 189-193
• Corporate Authors:

  Soil & Water Conservation J

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• Authors:
  • Wischmeier, W H
  • JOHNSON, C B
  • Cross, B V
• Publication Date: 1971-9

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Erosion; Erosion control; Soil particles; Soils
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00236305
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 24 1972 12:00AM