Porosity given Specific Yield and Specific Retention Calculator

✖Specific Yield is the amount of water that can be extracted from an aquifer per unit of its volume. It is a crucial parameter in assessing the sustainable yield of groundwater resources.ⓘ Specific Yield [S_y]			+10% -10%
✖Specific Retention is the amount of water retained within a soil or rock mass against the pull of gravity after it has been saturated.ⓘ Specific Retention [S_r]			+10% -10%

✖Porosity of Soil is the ratio of the volume of voids to the total volume of the soil. Porosity is a crucial parameter in hydrology as it influences the movement and storage of water within the soil.ⓘ Porosity given Specific Yield and Specific Retention [η]

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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 total volume of the soil. Porosity is a crucial parameter in hydrology as it influences the movement and storage of water within the soil.
Specific Yield - Specific Yield is the amount of water that can be extracted from an aquifer per unit of its volume. It is a crucial parameter in assessing the sustainable yield of groundwater resources.
Specific Retention - Specific Retention is the amount of water retained within a soil or rock mass against the pull of gravity after it has been saturated.

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

LaTeX 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

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

Volume of Solids given Porosity

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

Porosity given Specific Yield and Specific Retention

LaTeX Go Porosity of Soil = Specific Yield+Specific Retention

Porosity given Specific Yield and Specific Retention Formula

LaTeX Go

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 formula is defined as the relationships between these three terms that describe how water is stored and moves within a soil or rock formation. Understanding porosity, specific yield, and specific retention helps in estimating the amount of water available in aquifers and soils, which is essential for managing water resources sustainably. 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.

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What is Porosity given Specific Yield and Specific Retention?

The Porosity given Specific Yield and Specific Retention formula is defined as the relationships between these three terms that describe how water is stored and moves within a soil or rock formation. Understanding porosity, specific yield, and specific retention helps in estimating the amount of water available in aquifers and soils, which is essential for managing water resources sustainably and is represented as η = S_y+S_r or Porosity of Soil = Specific Yield+Specific Retention. Specific Yield is the amount of water that can be extracted from an aquifer per unit of its volume. It is a crucial parameter in assessing the sustainable yield of groundwater resources & Specific Retention is the amount of water retained within a soil or rock mass against the pull of gravity after it has been saturated.

How to calculate Porosity given Specific Yield and Specific Retention?

The Porosity given Specific Yield and Specific Retention formula is defined as the relationships between these three terms that describe how water is stored and moves within a soil or rock formation. Understanding porosity, specific yield, and specific retention helps in estimating the amount of water available in aquifers and soils, which is essential for managing water resources sustainably 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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