Table T5. Measured and calculated parameters, assumptions, and relationships for index properties calculations.

Parameters and assumptions	Relationships	Unit
Measured parameters
Mt (wet mass)		g
Md (dry mass)		g
Vd (dry volume)		cm3
Assumptions
S (salinity of pore water)	S = 0.035
salt (density of evaporated salt)	salt = 2.20	g/cm3
pw (density of pore water)	pw = 1.024	g/cm3
Calculated parameters
Mpw (mass of pore water)	Mpw = (Mt - Md) / (1 - S)	g
Ms (mass of solids)	Ms = Mt - Mpw	g
Msalt (mass of salt)	Msalt = Mpw - Mt + Md	g
Vpw (volume of pore water)	Vpw = Mpw/pw	cm3
Vsalt (volume of salt)	Vsalt = Msalt /salt	cm3
Vs (volume of solids)	Vs = Vd - Vsalt	cm3
Vt (total volume)	Vt = Vs + Vpw	cm3
Wt (water content of total mass)	Wt = 100 · Mpw/Mt	%
Ws (water content of mass of solids)	Ws = 100 · Mpw/Ms	%
b (bulk density)	b = Mt/Vt	g/cm3
d (dry density)	d = Ms/Vt	g/cm3
g (grain density)	g = Ms/Vs	g/cm3
(porosity)	= 100 · Vpw/Vt	%
e (void ratio)	e = Vpw/Vs