Engineering: What's soil got to do with it? WTAMU Engineering Camp, June, 2009

Texas Panhandle Soils and Palo Duro Canyon introduction (pdf file) Activity guide, definitions, etc. (pdf file) Engineering uses of soil: building media, foundation material, ...     Retaining Walls: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly (pdf file)     SWPPP - Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (pdf file)     Coming Soon: Runoff and Erosion pan activity Limitations for using soil for buildings and rural uses, e.g., houses with basements, septic tank absorption fields, local roads and streets, etc.     Excerpt from Collegiate Soils Contest Guidelines (pdf file): Profile description, site characteristics, soil classification, interpretations     WebSoilSurvey - USDA-NRCS Online Soil Survey Tool Updated July 1, 2009