Porosity when Specific Yield and Specific Retention Given Calculator

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✖Specific Yield tells how much water is available for Consumptive use.ⓘ Specific Yield [S_y]			+10% -10%
✖Specific Retention tells how much water remains in the rock after it is drained by gravity.ⓘ Specific Retention [S_r]			+10% -10%

✖Volume percent of porosity in a porous material.ⓘ Porosity when Specific Yield and Specific Retention Given [P]

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< 4 Other formulas that you can solve using the same Inputs

Volume of Water Retained in Total Volume Soil or Rock Sample when Specific Retention is Given

Volume of Water Retained in Total Volume of Soil=Total Volume of Soil or Rock Sample*Specific Retention GO

Total Volume of Soil or Rock Sample When Specific Retention is Given

Total Volume of Soil or Rock Sample=Volume of Water Retained in Total Volume of Soil/Specific Retention GO

Volume of Water that Drains from Total Volume Soil or Rock Sample when Specific Yield is Given

Volume of Water Drained from Total Volume of Soil=Specific Yield*Total Volume of Soil or Rock Sample GO

Total Volume of Soil or Rock Sample When Specific Yield is Given

Total Volume of Soil or Rock Sample=Volume of Water Drained from Total Volume of Soil/Specific Yield GO

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Porosity of the Soil when Infiltration Capacity is Given from Green-Ampt Equation

Volume percent of porosity=((Infiltration Capacity into Soil/Hydraulic Conductivity-1)*Cumulative Infiltration Capacity/Capillary Suction at the Wetting Front) GO

Porosity when Specific Yield and Specific Retention Given Formula

Volume percent of porosity=Specific Yield+Specific Retention
P=S<sub>y</sub>+S<sub>r</sub>

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What is the difference between Specific Yield and Specific Retention?

Specific Yield tells how much water is available for man's consumptive use while Specific Retention tells how much water remains in the rock after it is drained by gravity .

How to Calculate Porosity when Specific Yield and Specific Retention Given?

Porosity when Specific Yield and Specific Retention Given calculator uses Volume percent of porosity=Specific Yield+Specific Retention to calculate the Volume percent of porosity, Porosity when Specific Yield and Specific Retention Given is a measure of the void spaces in a material and is a fraction of the volume of voids over the total volume. Volume percent of porosity and is denoted by P symbol.

How to calculate Porosity when Specific Yield and Specific Retention Given using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Porosity when Specific Yield and Specific Retention Given, enter Specific Yield (S_y) and Specific Retention (S_r) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Porosity when Specific Yield and Specific Retention Given calculation can be explained with given input values -> 18 = 8+10.

FAQ

What is Porosity when Specific Yield and Specific Retention Given?

Porosity when Specific Yield and Specific Retention Given is a measure of the void spaces in a material and is a fraction of the volume of voids over the total volume and is represented as P=S_y+S_r or Volume percent of porosity=Specific Yield+Specific Retention. Specific Yield tells how much water is available for Consumptive use and Specific Retention tells how much water remains in the rock after it is drained by gravity.

How to calculate Porosity when Specific Yield and Specific Retention Given?

Porosity when Specific Yield and Specific Retention Given is a measure of the void spaces in a material and is a fraction of the volume of voids over the total volume is calculated using Volume percent of porosity=Specific Yield+Specific Retention. To calculate Porosity when Specific Yield and Specific Retention Given, you need Specific Yield (S_y) and Specific Retention (S_r). With our tool, you need to enter the respective value for Specific Yield and Specific Retention and hit the calculate button. You can also select the units (if any) for Input(s) and the Output as well.

How many ways are there to calculate Volume percent of porosity?

In this formula, Volume percent of porosity uses Specific Yield and Specific Retention. We can use 1 other way(s) to calculate the same, which is/are as follows -

Volume percent of porosity=((Infiltration Capacity into Soil/Hydraulic Conductivity-1)*Cumulative Infiltration Capacity/Capillary Suction at the Wetting Front)

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