D

Diameter of drive cylinder

G _b

Bulk specific gravity of oversize particles

L

Length of drive cylinder

M _c

Mass of empty cooking pan (water content test)

M _dc

Mass of cooking pan plus dry soil (water content test)

M _ds

Dry mass of matrix soil

M _o

Mass of oversize particles

M _s

Mass of solids (water content test)

M _w

Mass of water (water content test)

M _wc

Mass of cooking pan plus wet soil (water content test)

M _ws

Mass of wet matrix soil

M ₁

Mass of baseplate and empty mold (sand density determination)

M ₂

Mass of baseplate, mold, and sand (sand density determination)

M ₃

Mass of sand, that is, M ₃ = M ₂ ? M ₁ (sand density determination)

M ₄

Initial mass of apparatus (funnel and baseplate calibration)

M ₅

Final mass of apparatus (funnel and baseplate calibration)

M ₆

Mass of sand in funnel and baseplate (that is, M ₆ = M ₄ ? M ₅)

M ₇

Initial mass of sand cone apparatus

M ₈

Final mass of sand cone apparatus

M ₉

Sand used for sand cone test (that is, M ₉ = M ₇ ? M ₈)

M ₁₀

Mass of empty container

M ₁₁

Mass of container plus wet soil

M ₁₂

Mass of wet soil excavated for sand cone test ( M ₁₂ = M ₁₁