Moisture content of soil is defined as the

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JKSSB JE Civil Jal Shakti 6 Dec 2022 Official Paper (Shift 2)

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Explanation:

Water content ratio/ moisture content (w):

The water content ratio of the soil is defined as the ratio of the weight of water to the weight of solids in a given soil mass.

Water content(W) = \(\frac{weight \ of \ water}{weight \ of \ solid}\)

Additional InformationVoid ratio (e):

Void ratio is usually defined as the ratio of the volume of voids to the total volume of soil solid.

Porosity (n):

Porosity is defined as the ratio of the volume of voids to the total volume of the soil.
The relationship between void ratio and porosity are as follows:

\(\rm{e=\frac{n}{1-n}\; and\; n=\frac{e}{1+e}}\)

Degree of saturation:

It is the ratio of the volume of water occupied in the soil to the volume of voids of the given soil sample.