Unit weight of typical soils
Unit weight of typical soils
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I'm looking for average unit weights (guidelines) for typical soils.
i.e. saturated and unsaturated unit weight of sand, silt, clay
i.e. saturated and unsaturated unit weight of sand, silt, clay






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However, the unit weights are all over the spectrum so an actual insitu test is best.
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Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
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A reasonable bouyant unit weight for sand is 70 pcf.
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When in doubt, just take the next small step.
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C a n I t a l k s l o w l y, t o o?
Dik
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Wouldn't drainage be a good idea?
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How can you talk about "conservative" unit weights without stating the application? If it's active pressure on a retaining wall, higher is more conservative. If it's for footing bearing capacity, lower is more conservative.
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Mention slugs to anyone, even U.S. engineers, and you are bound to get a bunch of blank looks. Slugs/ft^3 is most likely to be interpreted as how many slimy little creatures are in the garden.
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The Imperial confusion steps in when people use pounds (force) synonomously with pounds (mass). Dgillette is correct when he refers to Imperial mass as 'slugs' This is pounds (force) divided by g (32.2 approx) to convert it to a mass.
Dik
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