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    This document defines common symbols and notations used in soil mechanics, including void ratio (e), porosity (n), moisture content (w), specific gravity (s, G), degree of saturation (S), volumes (V, Va, Vw, Vs, Vv), weights (W, Ww, Ws), relative density (Dr), unit weights (γm, γs, γw, γb, γd, γsatt), liquid limit (LL), plastic limit (PL), liquidity index (LI), plasticity index (PI), group index (GI), and density and gravitational constants for water (ρw, g).

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    This document defines common symbols and notations used in soil mechanics, including void ratio (e), porosity (n), moisture content (w), specific gravity (s, G), degree of saturation (S), volumes (V, Va, Vw, Vs, Vv), weights (W, Ww, Ws), relative density (Dr), unit weights (γm, γs, γw, γb, γd, γsatt), liquid limit (LL), plastic limit (PL), liquidity index (LI), plasticity index (PI), group index (GI), and density and gravitational constants for water (ρw, g).

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    This document defines common symbols and notations used in soil mechanics, including void ratio (e), porosity (n), moisture content (w), specific gravity (s, G), degree of saturation (S), volumes (V, Va, Vw, Vs, Vv), weights (W, Ww, Ws), relative density (Dr), unit weights (γm, γs, γw, γb, γd, γsatt), liquid limit (LL), plastic limit (PL), liquidity index (LI), plasticity index (PI), group index (GI), and density and gravitational constants for water (ρw, g).

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    This document defines common symbols and notations used in soil mechanics, including void ratio (e), porosity (n), moisture content (w), specific gravity (s, G), degree of saturation (S), volumes (V, Va, Vw, Vs, Vv), weights (W, Ww, Ws), relative density (Dr), unit weights (γm, γs, γw, γb, γd, γsatt), liquid limit (LL), plastic limit (PL), liquidity index (LI), plasticity index (PI), group index (GI), and density and gravitational constants for water (ρw, g).

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    e   = void ratio


    n   = porosity
    w   = moisture content, water content
    s   = specific gravity of any substance
    G   = specific gravity of solids
    S   = degree of saturation
    V   = volume of soil mass
    Va   = volume of air
    Vw   = volume of water
    Vs   = volume of solids
    Vv   = volume of voids
    W   = total weight of soil
    Ww   = weight of water
    Ws   = weight of solids
    Dr   = relative density
    γm   = unit weight of soil mass, moist unit weight, bulk unit weight
    γs   = unit weight of soil solids
    γw   = unit weight of water
    γb   =   γ′ = buoyant unit weight, submerged unit weight
    γd   =  γdryγdry   = dry unit weight
    γsatt   = saturated unit weight
    LL  = liquid limit
    PL   = plastic limit
    LI  = liquidity index
    PI   = plasticity index
    GI   = group index

    Density of water and gravitational constant


    ρw = 1000 kg/m3
    ρw = 1 g/cc
    ρw = 62.4 lb/ft3
    g = 9.81 m/s2
    g = 32.2 ft/sec2o

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