It's really quite a fascinating subject. I'm going to try and give you some basic perspective on soils engineering, along with answers. Bear with me, if you have the capacity. read more
In between the particles are spaces that are filled with gas, air or liquid. Particles' shapes and sizes affect how they aggregate, including how tightly they can pack together, which affects a rock's porosity—a property that is the ratio of the volume of a rock's empty spaces to its total volume. read more