Porosity given Specific Yield and Specific Retention Calculator

✖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%

✖Porosity of soil is the ratio of the volume of voids to the volume of soil.ⓘ Porosity given Specific Yield and Specific Retention [η]

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Porosity given Specific Yield and Specific Retention

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`"η" = "S"_{"y"}+"S"_{"r"}`

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`"0.35"="0.2"+"0.15"`

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Porosity given Specific Yield and Specific Retention Solution

STEP 0: Pre-Calculation Summary

Formula Used

Porosity of soil = Specific Yield+Specific Retention
η = S_y+S_r
This formula uses 3 Variables

Variables Used

Porosity of soil - Porosity of soil is the ratio of the volume of voids to the volume of soil.
Specific Yield - Specific Yield tells how much water is available for Consumptive use.
Specific Retention - Specific Retention tells how much water remains in the rock after it is drained by gravity.

STEP 1: Convert Input(s) to Base Unit

Specific Yield: 0.2 --> No Conversion Required
Specific Retention: 0.15 --> No Conversion Required

STEP 2: Evaluate Formula

Substituting Input Values in Formula

η = S_y+S_r --> 0.2+0.15

Evaluating ... ...

η = 0.35

STEP 3: Convert Result to Output's Unit

0.35 --> No Conversion Required

FINAL ANSWER

0.35 <-- Porosity of soil

(Calculation completed in 00.004 seconds)

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Porosity

Go Porosity of soil = (Total Volume of Soil or Rock Sample-Volume of Solids)/Total Volume of Soil or Rock Sample

Total Volume of Soil or Rock Sample given Porosity

Go Total Volume of Soil or Rock Sample = (Volume of voids/Volume Percent of Porosity)*100

Volume of Solids given Porosity

Go Volume of Solids = (Total Volume of Soil or Rock Sample*(1-Porosity of soil))

Porosity given Bulk Pore Velocity

Go Porosity of soil = Apparent Velocity of Seepage/Bulk Pore Velocity

Porosity given Specific Yield and Specific Retention

Go Porosity of soil = Specific Yield+Specific Retention

Porosity given Specific Yield and Specific Retention Formula

Porosity of soil = Specific Yield+Specific Retention
η = S_y+S_r

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 given Specific Yield and Specific Retention?

Porosity given Specific Yield and Specific Retention calculator uses Porosity of soil = Specific Yield+Specific Retention to calculate the Porosity of soil, The Porosity given Specific Yield and Specific Retention is a measure of the void spaces in a material and is a fraction of the volume of voids over the total volume. Porosity of soil is denoted by η symbol.

How to calculate Porosity given Specific Yield and Specific Retention using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Porosity given Specific Yield and Specific Retention, enter Specific Yield (S_y) & Specific Retention (S_r) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Porosity given Specific Yield and Specific Retention calculation can be explained with given input values -> 0.35 = 0.2+0.15.

FAQ

What is Porosity given Specific Yield and Specific Retention?

The Porosity given Specific Yield and Specific Retention 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 η = S_y+S_r or Porosity of soil = Specific Yield+Specific Retention. Specific Yield tells how much water is available for Consumptive use & Specific Retention tells how much water remains in the rock after it is drained by gravity.

How to calculate Porosity given Specific Yield and Specific Retention?

The Porosity given Specific Yield and Specific Retention 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 Porosity of soil = Specific Yield+Specific Retention. To calculate Porosity given Specific Yield and Specific Retention, you need Specific Yield (S_y) & Specific Retention (S_r). With our tool, you need to enter the respective value for Specific Yield & 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 Porosity of soil?

In this formula, Porosity of soil uses Specific Yield & Specific Retention. We can use 2 other way(s) to calculate the same, which is/are as follows -

Porosity of soil = (Total Volume of Soil or Rock Sample-Volume of Solids)/Total Volume of Soil or Rock Sample
Porosity of soil = Apparent Velocity of Seepage/Bulk Pore Velocity

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