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Soil Composition Formulas (SAS#2)

This document defines key terms used to describe soil composition and properties, including: - Air void ratio, which is the ratio of volume of air voids to volume of solids. - Moist unit weight/density, which takes into account the volume of solids, voids, and water. - Dry unit weight/density, which does not include the volume of water. - Void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation, and moisture content - which relate the volumes and weights of solids, voids, and water in soil. - Saturated unit weight and submerged unit weight, which factor in whether the soil is saturated or submerged. -

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Soil Composition Formulas (SAS#2)

This document defines key terms used to describe soil composition and properties, including: - Air void ratio, which is the ratio of volume of air voids to volume of solids. - Moist unit weight/density, which takes into account the volume of solids, voids, and water. - Dry unit weight/density, which does not include the volume of water. - Void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation, and moisture content - which relate the volumes and weights of solids, voids, and water in soil. - Saturated unit weight and submerged unit weight, which factor in whether the soil is saturated or submerged. -

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SOIL COMPOSITION Air Void Ratio

Weight – Volume Relationship 𝑎𝑖𝑟 𝑣𝑜𝑖𝑑 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜 = 𝑛(1 − 𝑆)

V = Vs + Vw + Va 𝑒 − 𝜔𝐺𝑠
𝑎𝑖𝑟 𝑣𝑜𝑖𝑑 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜 =
V = Vs + Vv 1+𝑒

W = W w + Ws MOIST UNIT WEIGHT/DENSITY

Where: 𝑆𝑒 + 𝐺𝑠
𝑦= 𝑦
Vs = volume of solids 1+𝑒 𝑤
Vv = volume of voids
Vw = volume of water 𝑆𝑒 + 𝐺𝑠
𝜌= 𝜌
Va = volume of air 1+𝑒 𝑤
Ww = weight of water
Ws = weight of solid Dry Unit Weight/Density

𝐺𝑠 𝑦
𝑦𝑑 = 𝑦 𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑑 =
VOID RATIO, e 1+𝑒 𝑤 1+𝜔

𝑉𝑣 𝐺𝑠 𝜌
𝑒= 𝜌𝑑 = 𝜌𝑤 𝑜𝑟 𝜌𝑑 =
𝑉𝑠 1+𝑒 1+𝜔

POROSITY, n Saturated Unit Weight, ysat

𝑉𝑣 𝑒 + 𝐺𝑠
𝑦𝑠𝑎𝑡 = 𝑦
𝑛=
𝑉 1+𝑒 𝑤
𝑒 + 𝐺𝑠
DEGREE OF SATURATION, S 𝜌𝑠𝑎𝑡 = 𝜌
1+𝑒 𝑤
𝑉𝑤
𝑆= Submerged Unit Weight/ Effective Unit Weight
𝑉𝑉
of Soil
MOISTURE CONTENT, ω (𝐺𝑠 − 1)
𝑦𝑠𝑢𝑏 = 𝑦
𝑊𝑤 1+𝑒 𝑤
𝜔=
𝑊𝑠 RELATIVE DENSITY

1 1
𝑦𝑑𝑚𝑖𝑛 − 𝑦𝑑
𝑒 𝐷𝑟 =
𝑛= 1 1
1+𝑒 𝑦 −𝑦
𝑑𝑚𝑖𝑛 𝑑𝑚𝑎𝑥
𝑛 𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑥 − 𝑒
𝑒= 𝐷𝑟 =
1−𝑛 𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑥 − 𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑛
𝑆𝑒 = 𝐺𝑠 𝜔
𝑦𝑑𝑚𝑖𝑛 & 𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑥 − 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
Gs = specific gravity
𝑦𝑑𝑚𝑎𝑥 & 𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑛 − 𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

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