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Soil Physical Properties: Engineering Hydrology

The document discusses various soil physical properties including void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation, specific gravity, unit weight, density, and water content. It defines water content as the ratio of the amount of water to the amount of soil. The document provides formulas for calculating gravimetric water content on a dry-weight basis and wet-weight basis. It also gives an example problem demonstrating how to determine moisture content, void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation, and dry unit weight from measurements of a soil core sample's weight, volume, specific gravity, and dry weight.

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Soil Physical Properties: Engineering Hydrology

The document discusses various soil physical properties including void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation, specific gravity, unit weight, density, and water content. It defines water content as the ratio of the amount of water to the amount of soil. The document provides formulas for calculating gravimetric water content on a dry-weight basis and wet-weight basis. It also gives an example problem demonstrating how to determine moisture content, void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation, and dry unit weight from measurements of a soil core sample's weight, volume, specific gravity, and dry weight.

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Soil Physical Properties

by Lecture Outline
ENGR. MUHAMMAD USMAN
• Void Ratio
LECTURER
Faculty of Agri. Engineering • Porosity
• Degree of Saturation
• Specific Gravity
• Unit Weight
• Density
• Water Content
Numerical
Assignment # 02

ENGINEERINGLWCE-402
HYDROLOGY
1
Water Content (w)
The water content, also called the moisture content, is
given the symbol w and is the ratio of the amount of water
to the amount of soil.
Gravimetric Water Content

Volumetric water content

LWCE-402 2
Water Content (w)
Gravimetric Water Content
Dry-weight basis

Wet-weight basis

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Example
Determine moisture content, void ratio, porosity and
degree of saturation of a soil core sample. Also determine
the dry unit weight.
Weight of soil sample = 1013 g
Volume of soil sample = 585.0 cm3
Specific Gravity, Gs = 2.65
Dry weight of soil = 904.0 g

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