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Volume-Mass Relations for Unsaturated Soils

by: Murray Fredlund

1000 kg/m^3 density of water

9.81 kN/m^3 unit weight of water
9.81 m/s^2 acceleration of gravity

Saturation Void Porosity Specific Water Volumetric Dry Total Total Unit Solids
(%) Ratio n Gravity Content Water Cont. Density Density Weight Content
(Vw/Vv) e (%) (Vw/Vt) (kg/m^3) (kg/m^3) (kN/m^3) Si
given given e/(1+e) given Se/Gs Se Gs x pw (Gs+Se)pw (Gs+Se)g.pw Ms
Vv/Vs Vv/Vt Mw/Ms 1+e 1+e 1+e 1+e Mt

100% 0.9 0.47 2.82 31.9% 0.474 1,484 1,958 19.21 75.81%

3,200

Constant total density lines are dotted

2,700

2,200
Dry Density (kg/m^3)

1,700

S=10% S=100%

1,200 S=90%
S=20%
S=80%
S=30%
S=70%
S=40%
S=60%

S=50%

700
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%

Water Content, w (%)

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