Silt definition

Silt means a soil particle; this term also refers to a type of soil texture. As a soil particle, silt consists of individual rock or mineral particles in soils having diameters ranging from between 0.05 and 0.002 mm. As a soil texture, silt is soil that is comprised as approximately 80 percent or more silt particles and not more than 12 percent clay particles using the USDA soil classification system.
Silt means soil material that contains 80 percent or more silt and less than 12 percent clay.
Silt means a soil particle; this term also refers to a type of soil texture. As a soil particle, silt consists of individual rock or mineral particles in soils having diameters ranging from between

Examples of Silt in a sentence

  • Include the cost to move Flotation Silt Curtain as work progresses in the price bid for “Flotation Silt Curtain”.

  • Silt Fence and be listed in the NYSDOT Materials and Equipment Approved List (Approved List).

  • Silt fence geotextile shall meet the requirements of §737-01 Geotextiles, G.

  • Silt control devices shall be sized to retain a volume of 3,600 cubic feet per acre of disturbed area as a minimum.

  • The removing or relocating of the “Temporary Silt Checks” will not be measured for payment, but will be considered subsidiary to the initial installation.


More Definitions of Silt

Silt means a particle size category consisting of mineral particles which are between
Silt means dredged materials with a diameter of at least 31.25 and less than 62.5 micrometres.
Silt means streambed or streambank material with a diameter of less than 0.1 mm;
Silt means streambed or streambank material with a diameter of less than0.1 mm;
Silt means an unconsolidated sediment composed predominantly of particles between
Silt means a particle size category consisting of mineral particles which are between 0.002 and 0.05 millimeters in equivalent spherical diameter. It also means a soil textural class having 80 percent or more of silt and 12 percent or less of clay, as shown in Section XI.C.1 (USDA Soil Textural Triangle).
Silt means a mineral soil separate consisting of particles between 0.05 mm and 0.002 mm in diameter.