جنس و بافت خاکها
به طور کلي ما از استاندارد "طبقه بندي متحده خاکها" پيروي ميکنيم. در اين استاندارد، خاکهاي زير تعريف شده اند:
| # | USCS | شرح خاک |
| 1 | GW | Well Graded Gravel With Sand |
| 2 | GP | Poorly Graded Gravel With Sand |
| 3 | GM | Silty Gravel With Sand |
| 4 | GC | Clayey Gravel With Sand |
| 5 | GC-GM | Clayey - Silty Gravel With Sand |
| 6 | GW-GM | Well Graded Silty Gravel With Sand & Clay |
| 8 | GW-GC | Well Graded Clayey Gravel With Sand & Silt |
| 9 | GP-GM | Poorly Graded Silty Gravel With Sand & Clay |
| 10 | GP-GC | Poorly Graded Clayey Gravel With Sand & Silt |
| 11 | SW | Well Graded Sand With Gravel |
| 12 | SP | Poorly Graded Sand With Gravel |
| 13 | SM | Silty Sand With Gravel |
| 14 | SC | Clayey Sand With Gravel |
| 15 | SC-SM | Clayey - Silty Sand With Gravel |
| 16 | SW-SM | Well Graded Silty Sand With Gravel & Clay |
| 17 | SW-SC | Well Graded Clayey Sand With Gravel & Silt |
| 18 | SP-SM | Poorly Graded Silty Sand With Gravel & Clay |
| 19 | SP-SC | Poorly Graded Clayey Sand With Gravel & Silt |
| 20 | CL | Low Plasticity Clay With Sand |
| 21 | ML | Low Plasticity Silt With Sand |
| 22 | OL | Organic Clay With Low Plasticity |
| 23 | CH | High Plasticity Clay With Sand |
| 24 | OH | Organic Clay With High Plasticity |
| 25 | MH | High Plasticity Silt With Sand |
| 26 | CL-ML | Silty Clay With Sand |
| 27 | Pt | Peet |
| 30 | FL | Fill Material |
| 31 | TS | Top Soil |
| 32 | Rock-BED | Bed Rock With Higher RQD Factor |
| 33 | Rock-HW | Highly Weathered Rock (RQD<25) |