Texture, Structure, and Composition of Soil Particles

The properties of a soil are a function of both its texture and structure, and the chemical and mineralogical composition of its particles. Some of these properties are its capacity to adsorb water, its plasticity and cohesion, and its changes in mechanical behavior due to variations in environmental conditions and time, such as its compressibility, permeability, strength, and stress transmission. The sediments together with fossils can also provide data needed for the reconstruction of the geological processes that have formed the soil. 

Texture is concerned with the size of the soil s minerals and rock particles, specifically referring to the relative proportions of particles of various sizes. Structure refers to the 

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