Question

What is non-cohesive soil?

Answer 1

In non-cohesive soils like gravel or sand, the particles lie side by side without bonding.Non-cohesive soil is any free-running type of soil, such as gravel or sand, whose strength depends on friction between soil particles.

Cohesive soil (e.g. clay) hardens to a nearly cement matrix when dry. It does not allow water movement. It can hold notable amount of water.

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