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Data obtained with a 152H hydrometer in accordance with ASTM D422-63 (2007).

Format

A data frame containing 7 rows and 4 columns with information on:

time

the measurement time [min]

temperature

the temperature of the soil suspension [°C]

reading

the hydrometer reading at the bottom of the meniscus

blank

a blank value obtained in 5 g/L sodium hexametaphosphate solution (composite correction)

References

ASTM D422-63 (2007). Standard Test Method for Particle-Size Analysis of Soils. Technical standard. ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA. Available from https://www.astm.org/standards/d422.

See also

Other texture: texture()

Author

ASTM International