<p> </p><p></p> <p>Cover page – – – – – – – i</p><p>Title page – – – – – – – – ii</p><p>Approval page – – – – – – – – iii</p><p>Dedication – – – – – – – – iv</p><p>Acknowledgement – – – – – – – v</p><p>List of tables – – – – – – – – vi</p><p>Abstract – – – – – – – – – vii</p><p>Table of contents – – – – – – – viii</p><p>

Chapter ONE

</p><p>1.0 INTRODUCTION – – – – – – 1</p><p>1.1 Background of the Study – – – – 1</p><p>1.2 Specifically the Objectives of the study are – 5</p><p>1.3 Justification of the Study – – – – 5</p><p>

Chapter TWO

</p><p>2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW – – – – 7</p><p>2.1 Definition of Erosion – – – – – 7</p><p>2.2 Water Erosion – – – – – – – 11</p><p>2.3 Raindrop Erosion or Splash Process – – 12</p><p>2.4 Surface Flow Erosion Process – – – – 24</p><p>2.4.1Sheet Erosion – – – – – – 16</p><p>2.4.2Interill Erosion – – – – – 16</p><p>2.5 Gully Erosion – – – – – – – 17</p><p>2.6 Factors Affecting Soil Erosion – – – 18</p><p>2.6.1 Erodibility – – – – – – 19</p><p>2.6.2 Erosivity- – — – – – – 21</p><p>2.6.3Topography – – – – – – 22</p><p>2.7 Soil conservation – – – – – – 22</p><p>2.8 Approaches to soil conservation – – – 24</p><p>2.9 Soil Stability – – – – – – – 25</p><p>

Chapter THREE

</p><p>3.0 MATERIALS AND METHODLOGY – – – 27</p><p>3.1 Area of study – – – – – – – 27</p><p>3.2 Materials Used – – – – – – 28</p><p>3.3 Soil Test – – – – – – – – 29</p><p>3.3.1 Plastic Limit – – – – – – 30</p><p>3.3.2 Liquid Limit – – – – – – 33</p><p>3.3.3 Grain Size Analysis – – – – – 36</p><p>3.3.4 Moisture Content – – – – – 40</p><p>3.3.5 Shear Strength- – – – – – 42</p><p>3.4 Soil Loss Determination – – – – – 47</p><p>

Chapter FOUR

</p><p>4.0 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION – – – – 56</p><p>4.1 Results – – – – – – – – 56</p><p>4.2 Discussion – – – – – – – 56</p><p>4.2.1Erodibility Determination – – – 58</p><p>4.2.2Precipitation – – – – – – 61</p><p>4.2.3Relating Slope To Erosion – – – – 62</p><p>

Chapter FIVE

</p><p>5.0 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION – 63</p><p>5.1 Conclusion</p> <br><p></p>