Methods of Soil Exploration

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Purpose

We explore the soil to know it's detailed information of soil and also for groundwater conditions such as :

  • Engineering properties of soil and it's nature or nature of the formation.
  • Locations of groundwater, their condition, and variation.
  • Sometimes for survey purpose, to check the soil properties of various locations.

Methods: 

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