minimum_mass_ratio_of_water_to_dry_soil_for_soil_plastic_behavior

The phrase "ratio_of_X_to_Y" means X/Y. It may be expressed as a fraction, a percentage, or any other dimensionless representation of a fraction. It is the lower limit of the water content at which a 3 mm diameter cylindrical soil sample will break in 3 to 10 mm pieces. It is the lower limit of the plastic state, which has the liquid limit as the upper bound. Known as the plastic limit.

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Proposal: Nick Brown & Michel Paquette [Standard names: improved permafrost char]

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