Specific Gravity of Soil Calculator

✖Unit Weight of Solids is the ratio of weight of solids to volume of solids.ⓘ Unit Weight of Solids [γ_s]			+10% -10%
✖Unit Weight of Water is mass per unit of water.ⓘ Unit Weight of Water [γ_water]			+10% -10%

✖Specific Gravity of Soil is an important property of soil being related to density.ⓘ Specific Gravity of Soil [G_s]

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Specific Gravity of Soil Solution

STEP 0: Pre-Calculation Summary

Formula Used

Specific Gravity of Soil = Unit Weight of Solids/Unit Weight of Water
G_s = γ_s/γ_water
This formula uses 3 Variables

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Specific Gravity of Soil - Specific Gravity of Soil is an important property of soil being related to density.
Unit Weight of Solids - (Measured in Kilonewton per Cubic Meter) - Unit Weight of Solids is the ratio of weight of solids to volume of solids.
Unit Weight of Water - (Measured in Kilonewton per Cubic Meter) - Unit Weight of Water is mass per unit of water.

STEP 1: Convert Input(s) to Base Unit

Unit Weight of Solids: 15 Kilonewton per Cubic Meter --> 15 Kilonewton per Cubic Meter No Conversion Required
Unit Weight of Water: 9.81 Kilonewton per Cubic Meter --> 9.81 Kilonewton per Cubic Meter No Conversion Required

STEP 2: Evaluate Formula

Substituting Input Values in Formula

G_s = γ_s/γ_water --> 15/9.81

Evaluating ... ...

G_s = 1.52905198776758

STEP 3: Convert Result to Output's Unit

1.52905198776758 --> No Conversion Required

FINAL ANSWER

1.52905198776758 ≈ 1.529052 <-- Specific Gravity of Soil

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Specific Gravity of Soil Solids given Saturated Unit Weight

LaTeX Go Specific Gravity of Soil = (Saturated Unit Weight of Soil*(1+Void Ratio))/(Unit Weight of Water*(1+Water Content of Soil from Pycnometer))

Specific Gravity of Soil Solids given Dry Unit Weight

LaTeX Go Specific Gravity of Soil = (Dry Unit Weight*(1+Void Ratio)/Unit Weight of Water)

Unit Weight of Soil Solids Given Specific Gravity of Soil

LaTeX Go Unit Weight of Solids = Specific Gravity of Soil*Unit Weight of Water

Specific Gravity of Soil

LaTeX Go Specific Gravity of Soil = Unit Weight of Solids/Unit Weight of Water

Specific Gravity of Soil Formula

LaTeX Go

Specific Gravity of Soil = Unit Weight of Solids/Unit Weight of Water
G_s = γ_s/γ_water

What is Unit Weight of Solids?

Dry unit weight is a measure of the amount of solid particles per unit volume. Bulk unit weight is a measure of the amount of solid particles plus water per unit volume.

How to Calculate Specific Gravity of Soil?

Specific Gravity of Soil calculator uses Specific Gravity of Soil = Unit Weight of Solids/Unit Weight of Water to calculate the Specific Gravity of Soil, The Specific Gravity of Soil is defined as the ratio of the density (mass of a unit volume) of a substance to the density of a given reference material. Specific Gravity of Soil is denoted by G_s symbol.

How to calculate Specific Gravity of Soil using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Specific Gravity of Soil, enter Unit Weight of Solids (γ_s) & Unit Weight of Water (γ_water) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Specific Gravity of Soil calculation can be explained with given input values -> 1.529052 = 15000/9810.

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What is Specific Gravity of Soil?

The Specific Gravity of Soil is defined as the ratio of the density (mass of a unit volume) of a substance to the density of a given reference material and is represented as G_s = γ_s/γ_water or Specific Gravity of Soil = Unit Weight of Solids/Unit Weight of Water. Unit Weight of Solids is the ratio of weight of solids to volume of solids & Unit Weight of Water is mass per unit of water.

How to calculate Specific Gravity of Soil?

The Specific Gravity of Soil is defined as the ratio of the density (mass of a unit volume) of a substance to the density of a given reference material is calculated using Specific Gravity of Soil = Unit Weight of Solids/Unit Weight of Water. To calculate Specific Gravity of Soil, you need Unit Weight of Solids (γ_s) & Unit Weight of Water (γ_water). With our tool, you need to enter the respective value for Unit Weight of Solids & Unit Weight of Water and hit the calculate button. You can also select the units (if any) for Input(s) and the Output as well.

How many ways are there to calculate Specific Gravity of Soil?

In this formula, Specific Gravity of Soil uses Unit Weight of Solids & Unit Weight of Water. We can use 3 other way(s) to calculate the same, which is/are as follows -

Specific Gravity of Soil = (Dry Unit Weight*(1+Void Ratio)/Unit Weight of Water)
Specific Gravity of Soil = (Saturated Unit Weight of Soil*(1+Void Ratio))/(Unit Weight of Water*(1+Water Content of Soil from Pycnometer))
Specific Gravity of Soil = Void Ratio*Degree of Saturation/Water Content of Soil from Pycnometer

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