mortar mix may be used as a strengthen agent for the available soft soils, it will increase shear strength, but in the same time bonding with aggregate will be decrease. it may consider as a soil stabilization method if cement added as 10% by weight of the sand silty clay. it will work good.
IS limit for silt in sand is 15to 35
Sand cone test is detemination of silt content of sand
For River Sand Not more than 8%
Silt is used to build bricks, grow crops, make sedimentary rocks and concrete.Silt is also very thin and can be mistaken by sand.
conclusion silt test
clay,sand,silt,and loam
1. Rock materials that are found in soil are mainly sand, silt and clay.
gravel,coarse,fine sand,silt and clay
clay
Clay is less than 0.002 silt is 0.002 to 0.05 and sand is 0.05 to 2in
sand
Clay
sand,silt and clay
clay, sand, and silt make up inorganic material in soil
clay and soil
Yes soil does contain rocks in it the most comman are sand, silt and clay. The smallest is clay sand can go from 0.5 to 2mm, and silt and clay go from 0.200 to 0.5.
Sand, silt, and clay