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Q: How much porosity does clay hold?
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Clay and solid rock are in porosity?

clay and solid rock has porosity


Is clay porosity higher than sand porosity?

Yes, clay is more porous than sand. Typical porosity of silt and clay is 35-50% and 33-60%, respectively. Sand has porosity of 20-35%.


How do you calculate porosity of clay bricks?

how do we calculate porosity of ceramic?


Which will hold more sand gravel or dirt?

sand has more porosity because sand has a very smaller particle size than dirt. relatively, the smaller the particle size, the higher the porosity. clay has the highest porosity than other soils. sand has high porosity. dirt has low porosity


Does clay has a high porosity?

No , it is least porous .


Can a rock have high porosity but low permeability?

Yes for example Clay has high porosity and low permeability


What is an accurate description of clay soil?

high porosity, low permeability


What type of particles of soil allow the least porosity?

Sand, Clay and Pebbles.


Does clay hold too much water or less water?

clay holds too much water therefore plants die in it use potting soil.


How much water can clay hold?

i don;t know that's why i'm asking you


What does high porosity and low permeability mean?

Porosity refers to the amount of empty space that is between particles of material. When something has a low porosity, it does not have much of this space between its particles.


Why clay soil is not recommended to be used as road embankment but it is suitable for use as base and fill material in earth dam construction?

as clay has more porosity as it absobs water may causes damage to the construction