ABSTRACT

SinceV,maychangewithmoisturecontentandcompaction,analternative measureofporespaceisgivenby:

e=v. (range0.25-2.0)

Theporosityandvoidratio,whichareinterrelated,canalsobeexpressedin termsofthedensities.Thesesimplemeasuresofsoilcharacteristicsare importantinassessingasoil'swater-storagecapacity.