Civil Engineering - Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Section 1 (Q.No. 29)

Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering

29.

The water content of soil is defined as the ratio of

volume of water to volume of given soil

volume of water to volume of voids in soil

weight of water to weight of air in voids

weight of water to weight of solids of given mass of soil.

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VIJAYKUMAR said: 6 years ago

Here, w = weight of water/ weight of solids.

Keshav Raidas said: 8 years ago

W= water/solids.

Taris said: 10 years ago

W = Ratio of weights w/s.

Taris said: 1 decade ago

Water content is ratio of weights as it is water so wt of water & soil so wt of soil. Ww\Ws=m.

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