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Property
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Formula
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Method A
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Method B
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Method C
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Method D
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| Material |
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Soft, saturated | Saturated | Saturated | Unsaturated |
| Use recommended |
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No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Measurements | |||||
| Total mass (Mt) |
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Mt | Mt | Mt |
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| Dry mass (Md) |
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Md | Md | Md | Md |
| Total volume (Vt) |
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Vt (fixed) | Vt * |
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Vt (geometry) |
| Dry volume (Vd) |
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Vd* | Vd* |
| Method-specific calculations for Mt, Mpw, Vt, and Vpw : | |||||
| Mass of pore water (saturated, Mpw1) | (Mt – Md)/(1 – s/1000) | Mpw1 | Mpw1 | Mpw1 |
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| Volume of pore water (saturated, Vpw1) | Mpw1/Dpw | Vpw1 | Vpw1 | Vpw1 |
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| Total volume (Vt) | Vd – Vsalt + Vpw1 |
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Vt |
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| Dry volume (Vd) | Vs + Vsalt | Vd | Vd |
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| Volume of pore water (unsaturated, Vpw2) | Vw = Vt – Vd |
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Vpw2 |
| Mass of pore water (unsaturated, Mpw2) | Mpw2 = Vw x Dpw |
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Mpw2 |
| Total mass (Mt) | Md + Mw = Md + (Vt – Vd) x Dw |
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Mt |
Note: * = pycnometer.