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 |
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\(\large{ w = \frac{W_w}{W_s } }\) | ||
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 | \(\large{lbf}\) | \(\large{N}\) |