GEOTECHNICAL ASSESSMENT OF SOIL IN EROSION PRONE ZONE

One of the major threats to land use pattern of mountainous environment is soil erosion. It is a natural process which affects all the land forms. In general soil erosion refers to the wearing of the soil especially top soil due to various forces like water wind and tillage. Soil detachment, movement and deposition are the key components of soil erosion. In the current study, and exclusive investigation has been carried out to access the Geotechnical properties of soil in an area prone to soil erosion. The location selected for the current study is Thekkumalai mountain foot, Kanyakumari District in Tamilnadu. Soil samples from the study area have been subjected to various physical tests in a view of identifying the parameters which influences soil erodibility so that suitable soil stabilization could be ascertained.