Research Article

Using a Dielectric Capacitance Cell to Determine the Dielectric Properties of Pure Sand Artificially Contaminated with Pb, Cd, Fe, and Zn

Table 2

Properties of clean sandy soil.

Soil propertiesValue of sandy soil sample

Total volume (V) of the dry sample (cm3)315.66
Volume of solid (cm3)189.39
Volume of voids (Vv) (cm3)126.26
Porosity n0.4 (40%)
Specific gravity (Gs)2.64
Bulk density (g/cm3)1.584