How to Calculate Percentage of Silt for Unit Weight of Deposits?
Percentage of Silt for Unit Weight of Deposits calculator uses Percentage of Silt = ((Average Unit Weight of Deposit)-((Percentage of Sand/100)*(Unit Weight of Sand+Constant relating to Compacting Characteristics 1*log10(Age of Sediment in years)))-((Percentage of Clay/100)*(Unit Weight of Clay+Constant relating to Compacting Characteristics*log10(Age of Sediment in years))))/((Unit Weight of Silt+Constant relating to Compacting Characteristics 2*log10(Age of Sediment in years))/100) to calculate the Percentage of Silt, The Percentage of Silt for Unit Weight of Deposits is defined as the total Percentage of Sand on weight basis present in the sediment deposit. Percentage of Silt is denoted by psi symbol.
How to calculate Percentage of Silt for Unit Weight of Deposits using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Percentage of Silt for Unit Weight of Deposits, enter Average Unit Weight of Deposit (Wav), Percentage of Sand (psa), Unit Weight of Sand (W1), Constant relating to Compacting Characteristics 1 (B1), Age of Sediment in years (T), Percentage of Clay (pcl), Unit Weight of Clay (W3), Constant relating to Compacting Characteristics (B3), Unit Weight of Silt (W2) & Constant relating to Compacting Characteristics 2 (B2) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Percentage of Silt for Unit Weight of Deposits calculation can be explained with given input values -> 23.20679 = ((15050)-((20/100)*(16400+0.2*log10(788923800)))-((31.3/100)*(16000+40*log10(788923800))))/((19000+0.1*log10(788923800))/100).