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Porosity= Volume of void space/ Total volume of the solid
This is a good way for soil, If you have the initial volume of the soil then all you have to do to find the void space is saturate it with water. As long as you know the weight different between before and after saturation you can find the void space because we know that water's density is about 1g/cm^3.
So,
Porosity= ((mass of saturated soil - mass of original soil) Density of water) / Volume of original soil
This also works.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoIn the water absorption method of porosity determination it can be calculated as
(Vv/Vt)*100
Where Vv is the Volume of voids and Vt is the total volume of the sample. As porosity is always expressed in percentage the result is multiplied by 100.
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∙ 14y agoPore space/total volume x100
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∙ 12y agovhn
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how do we calculate porosity of ceramic?
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Calcite.
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Is a glass an example of porosity?
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