Ww = e . γ w water Vw = l
Ws = G s . γ w solid Vs = 1
Ws Ww
γs = W =
Vs Ws
Ws
γs = Ww = w . Ws
1
Ww = w . Gs . γw
γs = Vs Ww
= Gs . γw Gs =
w .Ws
Ww
= w .Ws . γw
Ww
γw = Vw
Ww
= w
Ww = γw . Vw
γw .Vw
= 𝑤
γw . e
= 𝑤
γw 𝑛
∴ γs = (1−𝑛)
𝑤
b) Partially Saturated Soil
Wa = 0 Air
Ww = W . Gs . γw Water Vw = w . Gs Vv = e
Ws = G s . γ w Solid Vs = 1
Vw
SR = → Vw = SR . Vv
Vv
Ws
ρs =
Vs
ρs = Ws
ρs = Gs . γw
Vw
= . γw
w
SR .Vv
= . γw
𝑤
SR . e
= . γw
𝑤
𝑛 1
= 𝑆𝑅 . (1−𝑛) . 𝑤 . γw
SR . n .γw
=
𝑤 ( 1−𝑛 )