Answer the following 5 questions on the following: a client informs you that a soil has a strong structure, slickensides and a high PI.

Question

8. The soil would be classified as a:
a) Arcadia soil form
b) Sterkspruit soil form
c) Hutton soil form
d) Bainsvlei soil form
e) Mispah soil form
f) All of the above
g) None of the above

Answer 1

To classify the soil based on the characteristics provided—strong structure, slickensides, and a high Plasticity Index (PI)—the most suitable option would likely be:

b) Sterkspruit soil form

Sterkspruit soils are known for having slickensides, which are indicative of clayey soils that exhibit shrink-swell behavior, and they typically have a high plasticity index. The other soil forms listed do not typically exhibit both slickensides and a high PI to the same extent.

So the correct answer is: b) Sterkspruit soil form