ABSTRACT

Table 3.4a Values of K for use in Eq. (3.24) for several specific gravity of solids and temperature combinations

16 0.0151 0.0148 0.0146 0.0144 0.0141 0.0139 0.0139 0.0136 17 0.0149 0.0146 0.0144 0.0142 0.0140 0.0138 0.0136 0.0134 18 0.0148 0.0144 0.0142 0.0140 0.0138 0.0136 0.0134 0.0132 19 0.0145 0.0143 0.0140 0.0138 0.0136 0.0134 0.0132 0.0131 20 0.0143 0.0141 0.0139 0.0137 0.0134 0.0133 0.0131 0.0129 21 0.0141 0.0139 0.0137 0.0135 0.0133 0.0131 0.0129 0.0127 22 0.0140 0.0137 0.0135 0.0133 0.0131 0.0129 0.0128 0.0126 23 0.0138 0.0136 0.0134 0.0132 0.0130 0.0128 0.0126 0.0124 24 0.0137 0.0134 0.0132 0.0130 0.0128 0.0126 0.0125 0.0123 25 0.0135 0.0133 0.0131 0.0129 0.0127 0.0125 0.0123 0.0122 26 0.0133 0.0131 0.0129 0.0127 0.0125 0.0124 0.0122 0.0120 27 0.0132 0.0130 0.0128 0.0126 0.0124 0.0122 0.0120 0.0119 28 0.0130 0.0128 0.0126 0.0124 0.0123 0.0121 0.0119 0.0117 29 0.0129 0.0127 0.0125 0.0123 0.0121 0.0120 0.0118 0.0116 30 0.0128 0.0126 0.0124 0.0122 0.0120 0.0118 0.0117 0.0115

Table 3.4b Properties of distilled water (/1 = absolute viscosity) Temp °C Unit weight of water, g/cm3 Viscosity of water, poise

4 1.00000 0.01567 16 0.99897 0.01111 17 0.99880 0.0108 18 0.99862 0.0105 19 0.99844 0.01030 20 0.99823 0.01005 21 0.99802 0.00981 22 0.99780 0.00958 23 0.99757 0.00936 24 0.99733 0.00914 25 0.99708 0.00894 26 0.99682 0.00874 27 0.99655 0.00855 28 0.99627 0.00836 29 0.99598 0.00818 30 0.99568 0.00801

The effect of influence of one particle over the other is minimized by limiting the mass of soil for sedimentation analysis to 60 g in a sedimentation jar of 103 cm3 capacity.