P pinkpig Active member Joined Aug 5, 2008 Messages 43 Reaction score 0 Sep 16, 2008 #1 assume no water table present. When calculating bearing capacity, should I use wet unit weight or dry unit weight of soil? thanks.
assume no water table present. When calculating bearing capacity, should I use wet unit weight or dry unit weight of soil? thanks.
S sehad Well-known member Joined Jun 9, 2008 Messages 226 Reaction score 0 Location Who Knows Sep 16, 2008 #2 If my memory serves me right, you would use the wet unit weight, or the dry unit weight multiplied by 1 plus whatever the % moisture is. But it has been a long time since I've seen on of those problems.
If my memory serves me right, you would use the wet unit weight, or the dry unit weight multiplied by 1 plus whatever the % moisture is. But it has been a long time since I've seen on of those problems.
