Water content

Soil Structure Interaction Division, Institute of Structural Mechanics, Civil Engineering Dept. Laboratory # 3 2/5———————————————————————————————————————————————————where: m s - soil particle mass [g],V s - soil particle volume [cm 3 ],m g - mass of a pycnometer with soil oven-dried at 105 – 110 o C [g],m wt - mass of a pycnometer with water [g],m wg - mass of a pycnometer with soil and water [g],m t - mass of a oven-dried pycnometer at 105 – 110 o C [g],1.4 Solid material densitySolid material density namely ρ d isIn practise the following formula is used:1.5 Porosity of soilPorosity of soil namely n [-] is ...1.6 Void ratio of soilVoid ratio of soil namely e [-] is...1.7 The formula linked the porosity and void ratio