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Void Ratio and Porosity of the Bank Soil Around Maijan and Mathola, Dibrugarh District, Assam


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1 River Research Station, Assam, Guwahati 781028, India
2 Department of Geological Sciences, Gauhati University, Guwahati 781 014, India
     

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The void ratio and the porosity of the bank soil around Maijan and Mathola are from 0.32 to 1.38, and from 0.29 to 0.58, respectively, and show the characteristic of soft clay. In the top clayey soil with higher void ratio and porosity, consolidation has not occurred. The heavy water pressure with the underlying sandy soil with less void ratio and porosity has promoted erosion of the river banks.

Keywords

Geomorphology, Brahmaputra, River Erosion, Dibrugarh Dt, Assam.
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Hasan Ahmed
River Research Station, Assam, Guwahati 781028, India
M. D. Maswood
Department of Geological Sciences, Gauhati University, Guwahati 781 014, India

Abstract


The void ratio and the porosity of the bank soil around Maijan and Mathola are from 0.32 to 1.38, and from 0.29 to 0.58, respectively, and show the characteristic of soft clay. In the top clayey soil with higher void ratio and porosity, consolidation has not occurred. The heavy water pressure with the underlying sandy soil with less void ratio and porosity has promoted erosion of the river banks.

Keywords


Geomorphology, Brahmaputra, River Erosion, Dibrugarh Dt, Assam.