Clay definition

Clay means soil material that contains 40 percent or more clay, less than 45 percent sand, and less than 40 percent silt.

Clay means a soil particle; the term also refers to a type of soil texture. As a soil particle, clay consists of individual rock or mineral particles in soils having diameters <0.002 mm. As a soil texture, clay is the soil material that is comprised of 40 percent or more clay particles, not more than 45 percent sand and not more than 40 percent silt particles using the USDA soil classification system.

Clay means dredged materials with a diameter of less than 31.25 micrometres;

Examples of Clay in a sentence

• No. 27-030-081) CLASSIFICATION: A-7 Clay & Silty Clay AVERAGE LIQUID LIMIT: 66 SHRINK-SWELL POTENTIAL: High to Very High FROST ACTION POTENTIAL: Low CORROSIVITY: High for steel, Low to Moderate for concrete RECOMMENDATIONS: Provide 24 inches of undercut and backfill.

• In addition to the NAPP requirements, Contractor shall be familiar with San Diego RWQCB requirements for applying Lanthanum Modified Clay to surface Waters of the United States, which could be required for Laguna Niguel Lake in South OC.

• Venue shall be Clay County, Florida, or the United States District Court in and for the Middle District of Florida.

• Upon request, Contractor will need to organize lake treatment applications with Lanthanum Modified Clay products, oversee required water quality monitoring tasks, and perform required regulatory reporting to the San Diego RWQCB under Order No. R9-2021-0056.

More Definitions of Clay

Clay means a particle size category consisting of mineral particles which are smaller than 0.002 millimeters in equivalent spherical diameter. Also, a soil textural class having more than 40 percent clay, less than 45 percent sand, and less than 40 percent silt, as shown in Section XI.C.1 (USDA Soil Textural Triangle).

Clay means a soil particle; the term also refers to a type of soil texture. As a soil particle, clay consists of individual rock or mineral particles in soils having diameters

Clay means a substance comprised of natural, inorganic, fine-grained crystalline mineral fragments that, when mixed with water, forms a pasty, moldable mass that preserves its shape when air dried.

Clay means fine-grained inorganic material (grains less than 0.0005 mm in diameter) which has very low permeability and is plastic.

Clay means a substance comprised of natural, inorganic, finely ground crystalline mineral fragments which, when mixed with water, forms a pasty, moldable mass that preserves its shape when air dried.

Clay means a fine-grained, inorganic material having plastic properties and with a predominant grain size of less than 0.002 mm.

Clay means a substance comprised of natural, inorganic, fine-grained crystalline mineral