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    This document defines key terms used to describe soil composition and properties, including: - Air void ratio, which is the ratio of volume of air voids to volume of solids. - Moist unit weight/density, which takes into account the volume of solids, voids, and water. - Dry unit weight/density, which does not include the volume of water. - Void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation, and moisture content - which relate the volumes and weights of solids, voids, and water in soil. - Saturated unit weight and submerged unit weight, which factor in whether the soil is saturated or submerged. -

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    This document defines key terms used to describe soil composition and properties, including: - Air void ratio, which is the ratio of volume of air voids to volume of solids. - Moist unit weight/density, which takes into account the volume of solids, voids, and water. - Dry unit weight/density, which does not include the volume of water. - Void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation, and moisture content - which relate the volumes and weights of solids, voids, and water in soil. - Saturated unit weight and submerged unit weight, which factor in whether the soil is saturated or submerged. -

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    Soil Composition Formulas (SAS#2)

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    SOIL COMPOSITION Air Void Ratio

    Weight – Volume Relationship 𝑎𝑖𝑟 𝑣𝑜𝑖𝑑 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜 = 𝑛(1 − 𝑆)

    V = Vs + Vw + Va 𝑒 − 𝜔𝐺𝑠
    𝑎𝑖𝑟 𝑣𝑜𝑖𝑑 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜 =
    V = Vs + Vv 1+𝑒

    W = W w + Ws MOIST UNIT WEIGHT/DENSITY

    Where: 𝑆𝑒 + 𝐺𝑠
    𝑦= 𝑦
    Vs = volume of solids 1+𝑒 𝑤
    Vv = volume of voids
    Vw = volume of water 𝑆𝑒 + 𝐺𝑠
    𝜌= 𝜌
    Va = volume of air 1+𝑒 𝑤
    Ww = weight of water
    Ws = weight of solid Dry Unit Weight/Density

    𝐺𝑠 𝑦
    𝑦𝑑 = 𝑦 𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑑 =
    VOID RATIO, e 1+𝑒 𝑤 1+𝜔

    𝑉𝑣 𝐺𝑠 𝜌
    𝑒= 𝜌𝑑 = 𝜌𝑤 𝑜𝑟 𝜌𝑑 =
    𝑉𝑠 1+𝑒 1+𝜔

    POROSITY, n Saturated Unit Weight, ysat

    𝑉𝑣 𝑒 + 𝐺𝑠
    𝑦𝑠𝑎𝑡 = 𝑦
    𝑛=
    𝑉 1+𝑒 𝑤
    𝑒 + 𝐺𝑠
    DEGREE OF SATURATION, S 𝜌𝑠𝑎𝑡 = 𝜌
    1+𝑒 𝑤
    𝑉𝑤
    𝑆= Submerged Unit Weight/ Effective Unit Weight
    𝑉𝑉
    of Soil
    MOISTURE CONTENT, ω (𝐺𝑠 − 1)
    𝑦𝑠𝑢𝑏 = 𝑦
    𝑊𝑤 1+𝑒 𝑤
    𝜔=
    𝑊𝑠 RELATIVE DENSITY

    1 1
    𝑦𝑑𝑚𝑖𝑛 − 𝑦𝑑
    𝑒 𝐷𝑟 =
    𝑛= 1 1
    1+𝑒 𝑦 −𝑦
    𝑑𝑚𝑖𝑛 𝑑𝑚𝑎𝑥
    𝑛 𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑥 − 𝑒
    𝑒= 𝐷𝑟 =
    1−𝑛 𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑥 − 𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑛
    𝑆𝑒 = 𝐺𝑠 𝜔
    𝑦𝑑𝑚𝑖𝑛 & 𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑥 − 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
    Gs = specific gravity
    𝑦𝑑𝑚𝑎𝑥 & 𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑛 − 𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

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