Soil particles are assumed to be rigid. During deposition, the mineral particles are arranged into structural
frameworks that we call soil fabric (Figure 2.9). Each particle is in random contact with neighboring
particles. The environment under which deposition occurs infl uences the structural framework that
is formed. In particular, the electrochemical environment has the greatest infl uence on the kind of soil
fabric that is formed during deposition of fi ne-grained soils