Geotechnical engineering formulas.

Number 1. Weight is = to weight of water plus weight of solid.

Number 2. Void ration formula.

e is = to volume of void over volume of solid.

Or e is equal to n over 1 minus n

Number 3. Porosity formula.

N is = to volume of void over total volume

Or n is = to e over 1 + e

Number 4. Degree of saturation formula

S is = to volume of water over volume of void.

Number 5. Moisture content formula.

M c is = to weight of water over weight of solid.

Or M c is = to weight minus weight of solid all over weight of solid

Number 6. Unit weight formula

Unit weight is = to weight over volume.

Number 7. Dry unit weight formula.

Y dry is = to weight of solid over total volume

Number 8. Moist unit weight formula.

Y moist is = to weight over volume or = to weight of solid + weight of water over volume.

Number 9. Dry unit weight formula.

Y dry = to g times unit weight of water over 1 + e.

Number 10. Degree of saturation.

S is = to volume of water over volume of void.

Or S e = g M c.

Number 11. Saturated unit weight of soil.

Y sat is = to g + e all over 1 + e times unit weight of water.

Number 12. Buoyant unit weight.

Buoyant unit weight is = to saturated unit weight minus unit weight of water.

Or buoyant unit weight is = to g minus 1 all over 1 + e times unit weight of water.
Number 13. Hydraulic gradient for quicksand condition.

I critical is = to g minus 1 all over 1 + e.

Number 14. Air void ratio.

Air void ratio is = to e minus M c times g all over 1 + e.

Number 14. Zero air void unit weight.

Unit weight zab is = to g times unit weight of water all over 1 + m c times g.

Number 15. Moist unit weight in terms of degree of saturation and void ratio.

Unit weight is = to g + s e all over 1 + e times unit weight of water.

Number 15. Relative density.

D r is = to 1 over y d minimum minus 1 over y d all over 1 over y d minimum minus 1 over y d max.

Number 16. Relative density or density index.

D r is = to e max minus e all over e max minus e minimum.

ATTERBERG LIMITS FORMULAS.

Number 16. P I = to l l minus p l.

Number 17. L I = to m c minus p l all over l l minus p l.

Characteristic of soil.

When l I less than 0 it is called brittle solid.

When l I less than 1 it is called plastic.

When l I greater than 1 it is called liquid.

Number 18. Consistency index.

C I = to l l minus m c all over l l minus p i.

Number 19. Flow index.

I f = to m c 1 minus m c 2 all over log n 2 over n 1.

Number 20. Toughness index.

Toughness index = to plasticity index over flow index.

Number 21. Shrinkage limit.

S I = to quantity of m 1 minus m 2 all over m 2 minus quantity of v 1 minus v 2 all over m 2 times density
of water.

Number 22. Shrinkage ratio.

S r = to m 2 over quantity of v 2 time density of water.

Number 23. Specific gravity.

G =to 1 over 1 divide s r minus s l divide 100.

PERMEABILITY FORMULA.

Number 24. Hydraulic gradient.

I = to h over l.

Number 25. Discharge velocity.

V = to k i

Number 26. Flow rate.

Q=kIa

Number 27. Seepage velocity or interstitial velocity.

V s = to v over n