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Lillian Hafner

How to calculate bulk density, porosity, and void ratio of soil?

Alexandra Moroz  Follow

Thank you for your quick reply!

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David Quinn  Follow

The answer of this question is very simple plaese find here with link of calculation
http://osp.mans.edu.eg/geotechnical/Ch1%20A.htm

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Andrew Karonis  Follow

Hi @anne-christin
The pic is produced by me. These formulas are available in any good Soil Physics textbook
Good luck

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David Ford  Follow




Greetings
Good suggestion by Mahipal .... These relationships also will help you to calculate what you asked.
Good luck



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Dan Gengor  Follow

Dear Gwang-Jung Kim
Please refer to the book "Principles of Geotechnical Engineering" by Braja M. Das

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Dawn Walters  Follow

For a better bulk density data you may follow core method that is described in the following publication.
Richards, L.A. (Ed.) 1954. Diagnosis and Improvement of Saline and Alkali Soils. USDA Agric. Handbook 60, U.S. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 160p.

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Larry Rafey  Follow

Hi Farhad Khorsandi were did you take the figure from? I need to cite it and would be interested in taking a closer look at the paper/book.

Best, Anni

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Bipolar & Mood Disorders  Follow

I got different values by doing core (1.77 g/cc) and cylinder methods (1.36g/cc) in sandy clay loam soil. Can any one suggest why this variation or which one is correct method.

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Alin Stefan  Follow

For a better bulk density data you may follow core method that is described in the following publication.
Richards, L.A. (Ed.) 1954. Diagnosis and Improvement of Saline and Alkali Soils. USDA Agric. Handbook 60, U.S. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 160p.

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