Construction Water

[wiazco]

If I know the natural water content, max dry density, and the optimum water content of a soil, how do you calculate how much water needs to added to acheive optimum water content for a volume of soil? Thanks very much.

 

[fattdad]

If you have one 2,000 pounds of soil with a moisture content of 12 percent and you want it to be 18 percent you do the following:

2,000 x (0.18-0.12) = 100 pounds

That's how much water to add.

f-d

¡papá gordo ain’t no madre flaca!