plastic soil

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-021222

One that will deform without shearing (typically silts or clays). Plasticity characteristics are measured using a set of parameters known as Atterberg Limits.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-021222
Field	Environment
Subject	Land, waste and cleanup
References	Glossary of Technical Terms: Office of Underground Storage Tanks

Record as JSON

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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021222",
  "term": "plastic soil",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "One that will deform without shearing (typically silts or clays). Plasticity characteristics are measured using a set of parameters known as Atterberg Limits.",
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "Glossary of Technical Terms: Office of Underground Storage Tanks"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/plastic-soil/"
}

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