Normalized Water Content
Normalized water content, abbreviated as \(\Theta\), also called effective saturation, a dimensionless number, is the water content for which the gradient becomes zero.
Normalized water content formula |
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\(\large{ \Theta = \frac { \theta \;-\; \theta_r } { \theta_s \;-\; \theta_r } }\) | ||
Symbol | English | Metric |
\(\large{ \Theta }\) (Greek symbol Theta) = normalized water content | \(\large{dimensionless}\) | |
\(\large{ \theta_r }\) (Greek symbol theta) = residual water content | \(\large{ft^3}\) | \(\large{m^3}\) |
\(\large{ \theta_s }\) (Greek symbol theta) = saturated water content | \(\large{ft^3}\) | \(\large{m^3}\) |
\(\large{ \theta }\) (Greek symbol theta) = volumetric water content | \(\large{ft^3}\) | \(\large{m^3}\) |
Tags: Soil Equations