To perform this test: add salt and water to a least a cup of your soil in a clear container. Use a teaspoon ish of salt per cup of earth and cover the earth with water. Shake it up. Let it sit for about half an hour. Observe and measure earth separation.
as per:
Fig 1: clear container + Salt
Fig 2: add dirt, shake, then let it sit
Fig 3: measure the stuff
| Keywords | earthen construction, earthen ovens, earthen plaster, soil tests |
|---|---|
| SDG | SDG11 Sustainable cities and communities |
| Authors | Steven Medina |
| License | CC-BY-SA-3.0 |
| Language | English (en) |
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| Created | May 18, 2009 by Steven Medina |
| Last modified | November 29, 2022 by Irene Delgado |
| Cite as | Steven Medina (2009–2022). "Soil shake test". Appropedia. Retrieved December 1, 2024. |
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