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What weighs more water or dirt?

Updated: 8/11/2023
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7y ago

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There are lots of variables. Is it sandy, loamy, clay or mixture? Is it saturated with water or very dry? There is a very wide range, but I would expect it to weigh about 4-5 pounds a cubic foot, with a variability of several pounds either way. I think the weight-per-cubic-foot estimate above is low. Generally, a yard of topsoil is about one ton. Note that "a yard" in this case really means a cubic yard, which is 27 cubic feet. So, a cubic foot of topsoil is about 74 pounds, which seems to make sense inasmuch as a cubic foot of pure water is about 62 pounds. Depending on dirt of course but, approximately 75% of it's volume. Aggregates rule of thumb, the smaller the pieces the lighter the load per volume 1 yard of black dirt=+/- 1500lbs 1 yard of 8" boulders =+/- 3500lbs. boulders or compressed mass.

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14y ago

As ice is less dense than water, logic suggests with equal volumes of each water would weigh more.

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7y ago

Water weighs about 62.3 pounds per cubic foot. Soil weighs between 80 and 110 pounds per cubic foot (compacted soil) Mix soil and water, let it set- the soil will settle to the bottom.

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The answer depends on how much water and how much dirt.

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