midterm 1 (1d)

When a soil is saturated would the water content be 100% because the pores will be filled water or rather 50% air and 50% water?

RoshniGuntamadugu (User talk:RoshniGopaltalk)‎

For this question (part b) you determine the Mw (the mass of water) and calculate the volume of water (Vw). Consider the definition of volumetric water content θ = Vw/Vt

SandraBrown (talk)‎

How do you determine the water content at saturation (part d)?

AmyMays (talk)‎

Hi Amy,

When a soil is saturated, water occupies all of the pore space in that soil - this means that the volume of water equals the volume of the pores!

Cheers

PaulaPorto (talk)‎

Hi! I solved for porosity (using a particle density of 2.65 g/cm^3) and got f=.54 or 54%. Does this seem reasonable?

AmyMays (talk)‎