Example 1 A soil sample has a void ratio of 0.8, degree of saturation of 0.9 and Gs of 2.68. Using SI units compute, total unit weight, dry unit weight, water content, and saturated unit weight. Solution Assume Vs = 1 m 3, Vv = 0.8 m 3, Vw = 0.9x0.8 = 0.72 m 3 Ww = 0.72 × 9.81 = 7.063 kN