on Bulk Density [gr/cm^3] used in RETC

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yam
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on Bulk Density [gr/cm^3] used in RETC

Post by yam » Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:27 pm

Is the BD[gr/cm^3] used in the Neural network procedure of RETC:

a- The saturated unit weight bulk density: (Gama) or

b- The unit mass bulk density: Gama/g (where g is the gravity accerlation) or
c- The dry unit weight bulk density:: GamaD= Gama-n *GamaW
(where n is the soil porosity and GamaW=the water unit weight density
or
d- The dry unit mass density :GamaD/g (where g is the gravity accerlation)

If it is a or c then the dimension should be (gf/cm^3)

Thanks

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