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What is formula for dry density?

Updated: 8/10/2023
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Density = mass divided by volume (mass/volume)

Example: A block of wood weighs 3.5 kg (or 3,500 grams)

It is 9 cm x 4 cm x 55 cm (9 x 4 x 55 = 1,980 cm3)

3500/1980 = 1.768 grams/ cm3

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  • Dry unit weight, which is the unit weight of a soil when all void spaces of the soil are completely filled with air, with no water.
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The formula for dry density is wet density = dry density * (1+ moisture content/100).

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