Porosity given Percentage Air Voids in Porosity Calculator

✖Percentage of Air Voids in the soil is obtained by dividing the volume of air to the total volume.ⓘ Percentage of Air Voids [n_a]			+10% -10%
✖Air Content is the proportion of air voids present in a soil or other porous material. It is usually expressed as a percentage.ⓘ Air Content [a_c]			+10% -10%

✖Porosity in Soil Mechanics is the ratio of volume of voids to volume of soil.ⓘ Porosity given Percentage Air Voids in Porosity [η]

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Porosity given Percentage Air Voids in Porosity Solution

STEP 0: Pre-Calculation Summary

Formula Used

Porosity in Soil Mechanics = Percentage of Air Voids/Air Content
η = n_a/a_c
This formula uses 3 Variables

Variables Used

Porosity in Soil Mechanics - Porosity in Soil Mechanics is the ratio of volume of voids to volume of soil.
Percentage of Air Voids - Percentage of Air Voids in the soil is obtained by dividing the volume of air to the total volume.
Air Content - Air Content is the proportion of air voids present in a soil or other porous material. It is usually expressed as a percentage.

STEP 1: Convert Input(s) to Base Unit

Percentage of Air Voids: 0.6 --> No Conversion Required
Air Content: 1.2 --> No Conversion Required

STEP 2: Evaluate Formula

Substituting Input Values in Formula

η = n_a/a_c --> 0.6/1.2

Evaluating ... ...

η = 0.5

STEP 3: Convert Result to Output's Unit

0.5 --> No Conversion Required

FINAL ANSWER

0.5 <-- Porosity in Soil Mechanics

(Calculation completed in 00.004 seconds)

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Total Volume of Soil given Porosity of Soil Sample

LaTeX Go Volume of Soil Sample = (Volume of Voids in Soil Mechanics/Porosity Volume Percent)*100

Volume of Voids Porosity of Soil Sample

LaTeX Go Volume of Voids in Soil Mechanics = (Porosity Volume Percent*Volume of Soil Sample)/100

Porosity of Soil Sample

LaTeX Go Porosity in Soil Mechanics = Volume of Voids in Soil Mechanics/Volume of Soil Sample

Porosity given Void Ratio

LaTeX Go Porosity in Soil Mechanics = Void Ratio/(1+Void Ratio)

Porosity given Percentage Air Voids in Porosity Formula

LaTeX Go

Porosity in Soil Mechanics = Percentage of Air Voids/Air Content
η = n_a/a_c

What is Voids Ratio?

The Void Ratio of a mixture is the ratio of the volume of voids to volume of solids. It is a dimensionless quantity in materials science and is closely related to porosity.

How to Calculate Porosity given Percentage Air Voids in Porosity?

Porosity given Percentage Air Voids in Porosity calculator uses Porosity in Soil Mechanics = Percentage of Air Voids/Air Content to calculate the Porosity in Soil Mechanics, The Porosity given Percentage Air Voids in Porosity is defined as a measure of the void (i.e. "empty") spaces in a material and is a fraction of the volume of voids over the total volume, between 0 and 1, or as a percentage between 0% and 100%. Porosity in Soil Mechanics is denoted by η symbol.

How to calculate Porosity given Percentage Air Voids in Porosity using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Porosity given Percentage Air Voids in Porosity, enter Percentage of Air Voids (n_a) & Air Content (a_c) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Porosity given Percentage Air Voids in Porosity calculation can be explained with given input values -> 0.5 = 0.6/1.2.

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What is Porosity given Percentage Air Voids in Porosity?

The Porosity given Percentage Air Voids in Porosity is defined as a measure of the void (i.e. "empty") spaces in a material and is a fraction of the volume of voids over the total volume, between 0 and 1, or as a percentage between 0% and 100% and is represented as η = n_a/a_c or Porosity in Soil Mechanics = Percentage of Air Voids/Air Content. Percentage of Air Voids in the soil is obtained by dividing the volume of air to the total volume & Air Content is the proportion of air voids present in a soil or other porous material. It is usually expressed as a percentage.

How to calculate Porosity given Percentage Air Voids in Porosity?

The Porosity given Percentage Air Voids in Porosity is defined as a measure of the void (i.e. "empty") spaces in a material and is a fraction of the volume of voids over the total volume, between 0 and 1, or as a percentage between 0% and 100% is calculated using Porosity in Soil Mechanics = Percentage of Air Voids/Air Content. To calculate Porosity given Percentage Air Voids in Porosity, you need Percentage of Air Voids (n_a) & Air Content (a_c). With our tool, you need to enter the respective value for Percentage of Air Voids & Air Content 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 in Soil Mechanics?

In this formula, Porosity in Soil Mechanics uses Percentage of Air Voids & Air Content. We can use 3 other way(s) to calculate the same, which is/are as follows -

Porosity in Soil Mechanics = Volume of Voids in Soil Mechanics/Volume of Soil Sample
Porosity in Soil Mechanics = Void Ratio/(1+Void Ratio)
Porosity in Soil Mechanics = 1-(Dry Unit Weight/(Specific Gravity of Soil*Unit Weight of Water in Soil Mechanics))

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