Open channel testing of soil erodibility was conducted on four soils. Large scale channels were constructed outdoors with the soil material placed throughout the entire length of the channel beds. Changes in channel bed roughness were observed and incorporated into the analysis. The relative surface erodibilities of the four soils are reported. Soil texture and plasticity are shown to be related to the observed erodibilities.
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Gregory J. Hanson (1990) studied this question.