DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS OF SOIL FROM PANCHANGANGA RIVER BASIN, KOLHAPURA.R. KulkarniAbstract Thermal behavior being one of the physical property of any material, it gives fair estimation of constituents, nature and usage of material. The traditionally adopted procedure for thermo gravimetry and calorimetry are tedious, time consuming and involve elaborate human intervention. In the thermal analyzing system, use of electronic sensors for the physical measurement increases the sensitivity, accuracy and ease of operation. Characterization of soil in the temperature range of 30 to 800 °C at 50 mv full scale in Differential Thermal Analysis indicated presence of Kaolinite, and Smectite group of clay minerals associated with Micas. |