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Porosity and Permeability Lab. The terms porosity and permeability are related. ï· porosity â the amount of empty space in a rock or other earth substance; this empty. space is known as pore space. Porosity is how much water a substance can hold. Porosity is usually stated as a percentage of the materialâs total volume. ï· permeability â is how well water flows through rock or other earth substance.
Layered soil posses different permeability characteristics. The permeability of the same soil is more when the flow is parallel to the layer than the permeability when the flow is perpendicular to the layer. Method of Determination of Co-Efficient of Permeability: The coefficient of permeability can be determined by the following methods: