Water Content

Water content, abbreviated as w, also called moisture content, a dimensionless number, is the ratio of weight of soil to the weight of water or the quantity of water contained in a material.

 

water content formulas
\(\large{ w = \frac{W_w}{W_s } }\)
Symbol	English	Metric
\(\large{ w }\) = water content (% moisture contemt)	\(\large{dimensionless}\)
\(\large{ W_s} \) = weight of solid	\(\large{lbf}\)	\(\large{N}\)
\(\large{ W_w }\) = weight of water	\(\large{lbf}\)	\(\large{N}\)