If a soil at field capacity has a mass water content of 0.24 and a bulk density

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If a soil at field capacity has a mass water content of 0.24 and a bulk density of 1.6 g/cm^3, calculate its volumetric water content. A student obtained a cylindrical core (L=10 cm, r = 3 cm) of soil from a field site. She placed the soil in a metal can. The empty can weighed 300 g and when filled with the field moist soil weighed 870 g. She put the can of soil in an oven for several days until it stopped losing weight. The weight of the dried can with soil was 750 g. Calculate the volumetric water content (theta).

Explanation / Answer

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Vol. water content = mass water content x Db = 0.24 x 1.60 = 0.384 g/g ============answer)

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