Swell in Earth Moving Formulas

Swell is the increase in volume that occurs when certain types of soil, particularly expansive clays, absorb water. And is denoted by s'.

Formulas to find Swell in Earth Moving

fxSwell in Soil given Original Volume of SoilGo

fx Loaded Volume Go

fx Original volume of Soil Go

What is the Swell?

Swell is the increase in volume that occurs when certain types of soil, particularly expansive clays, absorb water.

Can the Swell be negative?

{YesorNo}, the Swell, measured in {OutputVariableMeasurementName} {CanorCannot} be negative.

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