Linear regression models to estimate soil liquid limit and plasticity index from basic soil properties

Soil Science

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-34

  Seybold, Cathy A ^a   Elrashidi, Moustafa A ^a   Engel, Robert J ^a  

^a USDA NRCS   (United States)

Author keywords

General linear models; Liquid limit; Plasticity index; Prediction

Indexed keywords

ANDISOL; DATABASE; ESTIMATION METHOD; LIQUID LIMIT; PLASTICITY; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL SURVEY; SPODOSOL; VERTISOL;

EID: 38149105913     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ss.0b013e318159a5e1     Document Type: Article

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