WEIGHT-VOLUME RELATIONSHIPS

VOLUME RELATIONSHIPS WEIGHT RELATIONSHIPS

volume of voids weight of water weight of water
1. Void ratio = 4. Water content = 8. Unit weight of water =
volume of solids weight of solids volume of water
𝑉𝑣 𝑊𝑤 𝑊𝑤
𝑒= 𝜔= 𝛾𝑤 =
𝑉𝑠 𝑊𝑠 𝑉𝑤

volume of voids total weight

2. Porosity = 5. Unit weight of soil = 9. Specific gravity of solids
total volume total volume
𝑉𝑣 𝑊 𝛾𝑠
𝑛= 𝛾= 𝐺𝑠 =
𝑉 𝑉 𝛾0

volume of water weight of solids

3. Degree of saturation = 6. Dry unit weight of soil = 10. Specific gravity of water
volume of voids total volume
𝑉𝑤 𝑊𝑠 𝛾𝑤
𝑆= 𝛾𝑑 = 𝐺𝑤 =
𝑉𝑣 𝑉 𝛾0

weight of solids
7. Unit weight of solids = 11. Bulk specific gravity
volume of solids
𝑊𝑠 𝛾
𝛾𝑠 = 𝐺𝑚 =
𝑉𝑠 𝛾0

𝛾0 ~𝛾𝑤
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DERIVED RELATIONSHIPS

11. Void ratio 16. Dry unit weight of soil

𝑛 𝐺𝑠 𝛾𝑤
𝑒= 𝛾𝑑 =
1−𝑛 1+𝑒
12. Porosity 𝛾
𝛾𝑑 =
𝑒 1+𝜔
𝑛=
1+𝑒
13. Degree of saturation 17. Submerged unit weight of soil
𝜔𝐺𝑠 (𝐺𝑠 − 1) 𝛾𝑤
𝑆= 𝛾′ =
𝑒 1+𝑒
14. Unit weight of soil 18. Bulk specific gravity
(1 + 𝜔)𝐺𝑠 𝛾𝑤 𝐺𝑚 = 𝐺𝑠 (1 − 𝑛)
𝛾=
1+𝑒

(𝐺𝑠 + 𝑆𝑒) 𝛾𝑤
𝛾=
1+𝑒
15. Saturated unit weight of soil
(𝐺𝑠 +𝑒)𝛾𝑤
𝛾𝑠𝑎𝑡 =
1+𝑒