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Soil Weight-Volume Equations Guide

The document provides equations to derive weight-volume relationships for soil components including total unit weight, dry unit weight, submerged or buoyant unit weight, volume of solids, voids and water, weight of water and solids, total weight, degree of saturation, void ratio, water content, porosity, and unit weight.

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Soil Weight-Volume Equations Guide

The document provides equations to derive weight-volume relationships for soil components including total unit weight, dry unit weight, submerged or buoyant unit weight, volume of solids, voids and water, weight of water and solids, total weight, degree of saturation, void ratio, water content, porosity, and unit weight.

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Problem Set #1

Due Date __________

By combining the definitions just described and the 3-phase diagram of the components of soil, derive
the following weight – volume equations.

1. Total unit weight for S < 100

(𝐺𝑠 +𝑆𝑒)𝛾𝑤 (1+𝑤)𝛾𝑤 𝐺𝑠


a) 𝛾 = b) 𝛾 =
1+𝑒 1+𝑒

2. Dry unit weight

𝐺𝑠 𝛾𝑤 𝐺𝑠 𝛾𝑤 𝛾𝑤𝑒𝑡
𝑎) 𝛾𝑑 = b) 𝛾𝑑 = 𝑤𝐺𝑠 c) 𝛾𝑑 = 1+𝑤
1+𝑒 1+
𝑆

3. Submerged or Buoyant Unit Weight

(𝐺𝑠 −1)𝛾𝑤
𝛾𝑠𝑢𝑏 = 1+𝑒

4. Volume of Solids, Voids and Water

1 𝑒 𝑒𝑆
a) 𝑉𝑠 = [ ]𝑉 b) 𝑉𝑣 = [1+𝑒] 𝑉 c) 𝑉𝑤 = [1+𝑒] 𝑉
1+𝑒

5. Weight of water

𝑆𝑒
𝑊𝑤 = [ ] 𝑉𝛾𝑤
1+𝑒

6. Weight of Solids

1 𝑇𝑊
a) 𝑊𝑠 = [ ] 𝑉𝐺𝑠 𝛾𝑤 b) 𝑊𝑠 = 1+𝑤
1+𝑒

7. Total Weight

𝐺𝑠 +𝑆𝑒
a) 𝑊𝑇 = [ ] 𝑉𝛾𝑤 b) 𝑀𝑇 = 𝑀𝑠(1 + 𝑤)
1+𝑒

8. Degree of Saturation

𝑤𝐺𝑠 𝑤
a) 𝑆 = 𝑥100% b) 𝑆 = 𝛾𝑤 1 𝑥100%
𝑒 −
𝛾𝑑 𝐺𝑠
9. Void Ratio

𝐺𝑠 𝛾𝑤
𝑒= −1
𝛾𝑑
10. Water content

𝛾 1
𝑤 = 𝑠 [𝛾𝑤 − 𝐺 ] 𝑥100%
𝑑 𝑠

11. Porosity
𝑒
𝑛 = 1+𝑒

12. Unit weight

𝛾𝑠 (1+𝑤)
𝛾= 1+𝑒

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