Topic or Computing Meaning of Each

Formula
for… Legend
V = velocity of settling
1. Soil Texture(basis of 2 K = constant to correct for the
V =KD
hydrometer method) effect of temperature
D = diameter of soil particle
CF = correction factor
2. Correction Factor OHRb = observed hydrometer
reading of blank solution
(only used if Ts ≠ Tb;
CF=OHRb +0.36 (T s−T b ) Ts = temperature of soil
temperature should suspension
be in °C) Tb = temperature of blank
solution
CHRs = corrected hydrometer
reading of soil suspension
3. Corrected
CF = correction factor
hydrometer reading CHR s=OHR s−CF
OHRs = observed hydrometer
for soil suspension reading of soil suspension

Ms Ρb = bulk density, g/cm3

4. Bulk density ρb = Ms = oven dry mass of soil, g
Vt Vt = total volume of soil, cm3
Ms Ρs = particle density, g/cm3
5. Particle density ρ s= Ms = mass of solids, g
Vs Vt = volume of solids, cm3
ρb Ρb = bulk density, g/cm3
6. Percent pore space or
%E=(1− )×100 Ρs = particle density, g/cm3
porosity ρs %E = porosity
Hw = height of water
θv = moisture content by
volume
Ht = height/depth of soil
7. Depth of water; H w =θ v × H t
GW = groundwater
Available GW =Sat−FC Sat = saturation
water/moisture AW=FC −PWP FC = field capacity of soil
AW = available water
PWP = permanent wilting point
of soil
Mw %θm = percent moisture content
% θ m= ×100 by mass
8. Moisture content as Ms
Mw = mass of water
percent by mass(%θm) (M t −M s ) Ms = oven dry mass of soil solids
% θ m= ×10 0
Ms Mt = mass of fresh soil sample
9. Moisture content as %θv = percent moisture content
percent by ρb by volume
% θ v =% θm × %θm = percent moisture content
volume(%θv) ρw
by mass
 Ρb = bulk density of the soil
Ρw = density of water
10. Cation exchange Summation of all adsorbed
capacity(CEC) cations
Σ Bases
11. Base saturation %BS= ×100
CEC