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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.
pores. This facility is known as the permeability of the soil, and permeability is one of the more important soil proÂ¬ perties required in engineering studies involving soils. A general definition of permeability is that permeability is a measure of the ability of a porous medium to permit the flow of fluid through its pores.