Investigations into the mechanism of the adhesion between soil and foreign surfaces in normal loading tests are described. The adhesion is found to be entirely due to the water film between the joined surfaces, and its magnitude is approximately equal to the moisture tension in this film multiplied by its area. The effects of the soil, the foreign material, and the testing technique on the tension in the moisture film are discussed.
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