Basic Soil and Water Relationships.
Soil is considered a three-phase material, made of soil, water and air. The basic formulae used are written below.

Soil is considered a three-phase material, made of soil, water and air. The basic formulae used are written below.

Sl No
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Relationship
in mass density
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Relationship
in unit weight
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1
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n = e/(1+e)
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n = e/(1+e)
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2
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e = n/(1-n)
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e = n/(1-n)
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3
|
na = n ac
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na = n ac
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4
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P= (G+Se)Pw/(1+e)
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Y= (G+Se) Y w/(1+e)
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5
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Pd = GPw/(1+e)
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Yd = G Yw/(1+e)
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6
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Psat = (G+e)Pw/(1+e)
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Ysat = (G+e) Yw/(1+e)
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7
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P’ = (G-1)Pw/(1+e)
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Y’ = (G-1) Y w/(1+e)
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8
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e = wG/s
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e = wG/s
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9
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Pd = P/(1+w)
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Yd = Y/(1+w)
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10
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Pd = (1-na)G Pw/(1+wG)
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Yd = (1-na)G Y w/(1+wG)
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Notations used:
n = porosity,
e = void ratio,
na = air content,
P = Density, Pd= dry density,
Psat = saturated density, P' = submerged density
Y = Unit weight density, Yd = dry unit weight,
Ysat = Saturated Unit weight, Y' = submerged unit weight
G = Specific Gravity
S = Saturation
w = water content
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n = porosity,
e = void ratio,
na = air content,
P = Density, Pd= dry density,
Psat = saturated density, P' = submerged density
Y = Unit weight density, Yd = dry unit weight,
Ysat = Saturated Unit weight, Y' = submerged unit weight
G = Specific Gravity
S = Saturation
w = water content
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