Determining the Moisture Content of Soil and Rock by Mass (Conventional Oven Method) - Soil Properties: Testing, Measurement, and Evaluation - page 45

Equation (4-1) can now be used to determine the desired moisture
content.

M w
M s

w 100 (4-1)

25.82
155.58

w 100 16.6 %

These results, together with the initial data, are summarized in the
form on the following page. At the end of the chapter, two blank copies
of this form are included for the reader's use.

REFERENCE

[1] ASTM, 2007 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, West Conshohocken,

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