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    Soil typically weighs 75 lb/ft3 when loose and 100 lb/ft3 when rammed. It is composed primarily of oxygen, silicon, and aluminum, along with smaller amounts of calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, and sodium. Soil is classified based on particle size, with silt being 0.002-0.06 mm, sand being 0.06-2.0 mm, gravel being 2.0-60 mm, cobbles being 60-200 mm, and boulders being 200 mm or larger.

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    Soil typically weighs 75 lb/ft3 when loose and 100 lb/ft3 when rammed. It is composed primarily of oxygen, silicon, and aluminum, along with smaller amounts of calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, and sodium. Soil is classified based on particle size, with silt being 0.002-0.06 mm, sand being 0.06-2.0 mm, gravel being 2.0-60 mm, cobbles being 60-200 mm, and boulders being 200 mm or larger.

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    Typical Weight and Composition of Soil

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    Soil typically weighs 75 lb/ft3 when loose and 100 lb/ft3 when rammed. It is composed primarily of oxygen, silicon, and aluminum, along with smaller amounts of calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, and sodium. Soil is classified based on particle size, with silt being 0.002-0.06 mm, sand being 0.06-2.0 mm, gravel being 2.0-60 mm, cobbles being 60-200 mm, and boulders being 200 mm or larger.

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    Soil - Weight and Composition of Earth

    Typical weight and composition of soil

    Approximate Weight
    Type of Soil
    (lb/ft3)

    (kg/m3)

    Loose earth

    75

    1200

    Rammed earth

    100

    1600

    Typical Composition
    Element

    Approximate
    Content (%)

    Aluminum

    6 - 10

    Calcium

    1-7

    Iron

    2 - 10

    Magnesium

    0.1 - 3

    Oxygen

    44 - 49

    Potassium

    1.5 - 3

    Silicon

    22 - 36

    Sodium

    2.4 - 2.5

    Soil

    Seeve Size (mm)

    Silt

    0.002 - 0.06

    Soil Classification

    Soil

    Seeve Size (mm)

    Sand

    0.06 - 2.0

    Gravel

    2.0 - 60

    Cobbles

    60 - 200

    Boulders

    200 -

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