 | Cuthbert William Johnson - 1844 - 1210 páginas
...should be collected in dry weather, and exposed to the atmosphere till it becomes dry to the touch. The specific gravity of a soil, or the relation of...which will contain a known quantity of water, equal quantities of water and of soil, and this may be easily done by pouring in water till it is half full,... | |
 | James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow - 1847 - 640 páginas
...GRAVITY OF A SOIL is THE RELATION or ITS WEIGHT TO THAT OF WATER. Sir H. Davy's rule is " to introduce into a phial which will contain a known quantity of water, equal volumes of water and soil ; and this is easily done by pouring in water until it is half full, and then adding the soil... | |
 | Charles McIntosh - 1855 - 900 páginas
...Gardening," of which the following is an abbreviated extract : — " The specific gravity of a soil may be ascertained, by introducing into a phial which...water equal volumes of water and of soil; and this may easily be done by pouring in water till it is half full, and then adding the soil till the fluid rise... | |
 | Cuthbert William Johnson - 1869 - 1296 páginas
...should be collected in dry weather, and exposed to the atmosphere till it becomes dry to the touch. The specific gravity of a soil, or the relation of...phial, which will contain a known quantity of water, equa» quantities of water and of soil, and this may be easily done by pouring in water till it is... | |
 | Samuel Orchart Beeton - 1909 - 766 páginas
...for determining the specific gravity of any soil, and its capacity for retaining water : — (1) " The specific gravity of a soil, or the relation of...of soil, and this may be easily done by pouring in the water till it is half full, and then adding the soil till the fluid rises to the mouth ; the difference... | |
 | 1806 - 426 páginas
...should be collected in dry weather, and exposed to the atmosphere till it becomes dry to the touch. The specific gravity of a soil, or the relation of...done by pouring in water till it is half full, and then adding the soil till the fluid rises to the mouth ; the difference between the weight of the soil... | |
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The specific gravity of a soil, or the relation of its weight to that of water, may be ascertained by introducing into a phial, which will contain a known quantity of water, equal volumes of water and of soil ; and this may be easily done by pouring in... 
