soilProfile: Plot of Soil Profile

In geotech: Geotechnical Engineering

Description

This function creates a plot of a soil profile.

Usage

soil.profile(thk = NA, depth = NA, zw, type = NA, gamma = NA,
                    phi = NA, C = NA, title = "Soil Profile", metric)

Arguments

thk	vector of layer thicknesses (ft or m)
depth	vector of layer bottom depths (ft or m)
zw	depth of groundwater table (ft or m)
type	vector of soil types (character strings)
gamma	vector of unit weights (pcf or kN/m^3)
phi	vector of soil friction angles (deg)
C	vector of soil cohesion (psf or kPa)
title	desired title of plot (deafult: "Soil Profile")
metric	logical variable: TRUE (for metric units) or FALSE (for English units)

Details

• Either layer thicknesses or depth to layer bottoms must be specified.

• The only necessary variables are thk (or depth), zw, and metric. All other variables are optional.

Value

This function creates a plot of a soil profile; no numerical values are returned.

Author(s)

James Kaklamanos <[e-mail]> and Kyle Elmy <[e-mail]>

Examples

##  Example code for plot of a soil profile
soil.profile(depth = c(20, 40, 52, 60), zw = 20, type = c("Dry Sand",
             "Saturated Sand", "Soft Clay", "Dense Gravel"),
             gamma = c(110, 115, 120, 150), phi = c(30, 30, NA, 38),
             C = c(NA, NA, 300, NA), metric = FALSE)

Example output

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