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DENSITY
Density is a measure of how much mass is contained in a given volume.
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Density is generally measured in tonnes per cubic metre (t/m³). This is the same as grams per cubic centimetre, or kilograms per litre (1 litre = 1000 cm³).
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Example:
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A cubic metre of air weighs 1.3kg
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A cubic metre of water weighs 1 tonne
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A litre of water weighs 1 kilogram
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A cubic metre of aluminium weighs 2.7 tonnes
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500cm3 of concrete weighs 1.2kg
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If you filled a 1 litre compaction mould with gold, you’d have 19.3kg of gold.
If your 2.4 litre mould has a volume of 2398cm³, and after you finish your compaction, it has 5159g of soil in it, the wet density is worked out below:
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