Strategic use of soil in war operations: the role of dispersion flocculation thixtrophy and plasticity of clay

K. Subba Rao

doi:10.14429/dsj.1.3312

K. Subba Rao Defence Science Organization, ministry of defence, New Delhi.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.1.3312

Keywords: Use of soil, War operations, soil fraction, colloidal clay, humas, clay

Abstract

For preventing the movement of enemy troops over land in war operations, various strategic methods have been developed. One interesting method would be to convert a long belt of land across the enemy track into a swampy and marshy one. If the swampy belt is sufficiently deep and wide, the enemy movement would be practically inhibited

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