Nabin Kumar Ijam | Civil & Hydropower Engineer

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SOIL

Weight of water (\(W_w\) in gm):

Weight of solid (\(W_s\) in gm):

Volume of air (\(V_a\) in mm³):

Volume of water (\(V_w\) in mm³):

Volume of solid (\(V_s\) in mm³):

Weight of dry soil (\(W_s\) in gm):

Total weight of sample (\(W\) in gm):

Volume of sample before drying (\(V\) in mm³):

Specific gravity of sample (\(G\)):

Fig. Phase diagram of soil

Void ratio (\(e\)):

Porosity (\(n\)):

Degree of Saturation (\(S\)):

Moisture Content (\(w\)):

Unit Weight (\(γ\)):

Dry density (\(γ_d\)):

Saturated density (\(γ_{sat}\)):

Specific gravity of solid (\(G\)):