dry unit
- noun
- /draɪ ˈjuːnɪt/
- Specialized
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unidad seca
- When measuring the dry unit weights of various grains, it is important to use consistent methods for accuracy.
- maximum dry unit
- dry unit weight
- optimum dry unit
Examples
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For the project, we need to know the dry unit capacity of the materials to estimate the required volume.
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For the samples with 10% cement, the reduction of maximum dry unit weight is more than that of the samples with 8% cement.
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It can be said that the presence of cement with a relatively high specific gravity may be the cause of an increase in the dry unit weight.
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These variations of maximum dry unit weight and optimum water content increase with increasing fiber content at a constant cement inclusion.
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The results show a reduction in maximum dry unit weight and an increase or decrease in optimum water content in comparison with compaction results for soil cement.
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Comparing the results of reinforced soil cement with 8% and 10% cement shows that increasing the cement inclusion caused more variations in maximum dry unit weight and optimum water content.
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The results of the tests on reinforced soil cement (Table 2) also show that the maximum dry unit weight of soil cement is reduced by reinforcing with fiber.
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A comparison of the results of compaction behavior for the reinforced soil cement and soil cement indicates that adding fiber causes a reduction in maximum dry unit weight and an increase in optimum water content.
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Each layer was compacted at a fixed displacement rate of 1.5 mm/min (0.059 in/min) until the maximum dry unit weight was achieved.
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Table 2 shows the compaction characteristics for samples with different fiber lengths and fiber contents. It is observed from this table that for a given length of fiber, increasing the percentage of fiber results in a reduction in maximum dry unit weight and optimum water content.
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Synonyms
A unit for measuring how much space dry goods like grain or fruit take
A US measure for dry goods equal to two dry pints, about 1.1 liters
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a unit of measurement for dry commodities' is directly derivable from combining 'dry' (not wet) with 'unit' (a measurement amount). This is a literal, compositional noun phrase following common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
Dry unit: The noun dry unit comes from old farming and market work where people measured solid goods like grain or fruit, not liquids. The word dry shows it is for 'dry' goods and unit means a fixed amount, so today it means a measure for dry goods.
