PCA (Portland Cement Association) Soil Primer (Information Regarding Soil's Influence on Design, Construction, and Performance of Concrete, Soil Cement and Other Types of Pavement)

The PCA Soil Primer was prepared to furnish engineers with basic information on soil with regard to its influence on the design, construction, and performance of concrete, soil cement, and other types of pavement. Definitions of soil items are given and tests are commonly employed by soil technicians are described, with particular emphasis on the practical meaning and application of these terms and tests. Covers soil terminology and soil identification properties; soil condition and related tests; soil classification systems; engineering properties of soils; soil surveys and soil sampling; examples of soil surveys-tests-and analysis; and tables and figures.