1. VISUAL KISMAAYO SOIL: after washing the soil, you can see that all components are very small. 50% of the soil is actually fine sand and the rest are smaller particles (clay and silt) KISMAAYO SOIL SAMPLE MAY 2016 VISUAL KISMAAYO SOIL DRY: Look at the different particles in the soil and look at the grain size distribution. In this case, it is 50% fine sand and 50% bigger particles. We would say that it has a good grain size distribution. Meaning, that the soil has a good gradation from smaller to bigger pieces.

2. VISUAL KISMAAYO SOIL WASHED: after washing the soil, you can see that all components are very small. 50% of the soil is actually fine sand and the rest are smaller particles (clay and silt)

3. The SHRINKAGE TEST

4. As you can see, there is only a slight shrinkage. Furthermore, you can see that the surface is very flat (good for plastering).

5. CIGAR TEST: after having taken out any bigger particles, a cigar is made and pushed off the palm of the hand.

6. CIGAR TEST: as you can see, the cigar in this case only breaks towards the end, meaning this is a cohesive soil.

7. FINAL CONCUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS:

8. BAIDOA SOIL SAMPLE MAY 2016 VISUAL BAIDOA SOIL DRY: Look at the different particles in the soil and look at the grain size distribution. The grain size is from 1cm to fine components. We would say that it has a good grain size distribution. Meaning, that the soil has a good gradation from smaller to bigger pieces.

9. VISUAL BAIDOA SOIL WASHED: after washing the soil, you can see that all components are very small. 60% of the soil is aggregates after the washing. It is nicely graduated (from small to higher pieces).

10. As you can see, there is only a slight shrinkage with slight cracks. There were many big aggregates and the surface area has many stones

11. CIGAR TEST: a cigar is made and pushed off the palm of the hand.

12. CIGAR TEST: as you can see, the cigar in this case breaks often in the middle, but this is often as there are still many aggregates in the soil mixture.

13. FINAL CONCUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS: