Experimental Determination of the Effect of Time of Exposure to Heat on Erosion Development in Different Soil Types

Table 1

Index properties of soils used for the study.

Property	Clay	Laterite	Sand	Top soil (loamy)
Specific gravity	2.52	2.55	2.60	2.40
Natural moisture content (%)	10.0	8.3	2.60	2.40
Liquid limit (%)	58	49	Non-plastic	29
Plastic limits (%)	30	28	Non-plastic	20
Plasticity index (%)	28	21	Non-plastic	9
Sand content (%)	58.5	64.0	98.36	50.0
Fine particle content (%)	41.5	36.0	1.65	50.0
Unified soil classification system	SC	SM	SW	CL