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Which one is more porous clay or sand?

William Baker | 2023-06-08 17:05:27 | page views:1137
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William Adams

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"Porosity is inversely proportional to grain size, with sediment composed of finer grains, such as silt and clay, having a substantially greater volume of open spaces than those composed of coarse grains, such as sand and gravel." ... So porosity is more. But permeability of clay is very poor.
2023-06-08 17:05:27

Cameron Powell

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"Porosity is inversely proportional to grain size, with sediment composed of finer grains, such as silt and clay, having a substantially greater volume of open spaces than those composed of coarse grains, such as sand and gravel." ... So porosity is more. But permeability of clay is very poor.
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