1. A 100 cubic centimeter soil sample is saturated.  The water content Vw is 45 cubic centimeters.  What is the volume of the pores?

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1. A 100 cubic centimeter soil sample is saturated.  The water content Vw is 45 cubic centimeters.  What is the volume of the pores?

2.

The 100 cubic centimeter soil sample above starts to drain.  Calculate the volume of air at the following water contents:  

A. 70%

B. 50%

C.30%

3. What is the fraction of the total volume filled with air and the fraction volume of water at each of the moisture contents in the question above.
4.
What is the porosity for soil samples with the following volume of pores and the total volume? 

Vp                       Vt

30                        60 

20                        50 

40                         70  

5. Calculate the bulk density of a 110 Cu Cm soil sample with an oven dry weight of 250 grams.

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