ENGINEERING INTERPRETATION OF AGRICULTURAL SOIL MAPS AND CORRELATION WITH AIRPHOTO PATTERNS.
Abstract
This study was initiated in an effort to determine if agricultural soils data correlated with airphotos would provide a faster and more economical means of completing the Engineering Soils Mapping Program in Indiana.Newton County was chosen as the area for this study for two reasons; first, a wide variation in soil types occur there, and second, the Agricultural Soil Survey of Newton County is one of the more recent and up-to-date surveys.The procedures set forth in this study combine a survey of the geologic and physiographic literature and an engineering evaluation of the Agricultural Soil Survey with a study of the airphoto patterns. The resulting engineering soils map has proved sufficiently accurate for its intended purposes and very economical in both time and effort.In addition to the engineering soils map, typical pro- files of agricultural soil series were prepared. These profiles illustrate the engineering characteristics of the soil series found in Newton County and not considered in other publications.
Degree
M.S.
Subject Area
Civil engineering
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