Moisture Content
Water content of soil by oven drying: enter can, wet and dry masses for several trials to get the moisture content and check the trials agree.
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About this test
Calculate the natural or test moisture content of soil from oven-drying data. Enter as many trials as you have; the sheet averages them and flags trials that disagree.
How it's calculated
- w (%) = (W2 − W3) ÷ (W3 − W1) × 100
- W1 = empty can, W2 = can + wet soil, W3 = can + oven-dry soil (110 ± 5 °C)
Results are calculated from the values you enter using standard formulas. Download the PDF to keep a record. For certified testing, design or construction, talk to our engineers.
Kataria Engineering & Consultancy Services (2026). Moisture Content [online calculator]. https://katariaengineering.com/tools/moisture-content-test.html
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