Volume of Void
Volume of void, abbreviated as V_v, is the ratio of total volume of soil minus volume of solid soil.
Volume of Void formulas
\(\large{ V_v = V_t - V_s }\) |
\(\large{ V_v = V_w + V_a }\) |
\(\large{ V_v = \frac{ e \; V_t }{ 1 \;+\; e } }\) |
Where:
Units | English | Metric |
\(\large{ V_v }\) = volume of void | \(\large{ft^3}\) | \(\large{m^3}\) |
\(\large{ V_t } \) = total volume of soil | \(\large{ft^3}\) | \(\large{m^3}\) |
\(\large{ e }\) = void ratio | \(\large{dimensionless}\) | |
\(\large{ V_a } \) = volume of air | \(\large{ft^3}\) | \(\large{m^3}\) |
\(\large{ V_s } \) = volume of solid soil | \(\large{ft^3}\) | \(\large{m^3}\) |
\(\large{ V_w } \) = volume of water | \(\large{ft^3}\) | \(\large{m^3}\) |
Related Volume of Void formulas
\(\large{ V_v = n \; V_t }\) | (porosity) |
\(\large{ V_v = e \; V_s }\) | (void ratio) |
Where:
\(\large{ V_v }\) = volume of void
\(\large{ n }\) = porosity
\(\large{ V_t } \) = total volume of soil
\(\large{ e }\) = void ratio
\(\large{ V_s } \) = volume of solid soil
Tags: Equations for Volume Equations for Soil Equations for Geotechnical