Windbreaks should have from 20-50% porosity, that is allow. From Wordnik.com. [5. How plants live and grow] Reference
The rock had an amazing 30% porosity, meaning that, like a sponge, it had lots of holes for holding gas. From Wordnik.com. [XXI Energy Goes Deep Into the Gulf] Reference
Nitrogen fixing trees can improve soil physical properties, such as porosity and bulk density, and increase soil nutrient availability. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
Good thermal resistance, depending on the porosity. From Wordnik.com. [3. Design rules] Reference
The first samples showed no difference in soil porosity. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
FIGURE 6. 4.4-A Graph of plaster porosity and expansion. From Wordnik.com. [6. Mouldmaking and Plaster of Paris] Reference
Too much fibre results in a low strength and high porosity. From Wordnik.com. [3. Production process] Reference
When those wash away, the soil's natural porosity is reopened. From Wordnik.com. [11. Sorghum: Fuel and Utility Types] Reference
This increase in soil porosity has been experimentally verified. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
The porosity of the windbreak varies according to the farmers needs. From Wordnik.com. [21. Alley farming] Reference
That fingerprint is from the porosity of the metal and the tooling marks. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 2, 2002] Reference
Soil permeability depend on texture, porosity and organic-matter content. From Wordnik.com. [2.1. Open ditches] Reference
A harrowing emptiness conjured then vibrated in the porosity of my bones. From Wordnik.com. [Riposi in Pace.] Reference
The resulting loaves are of normal size and porosity and have a good flavor. From Wordnik.com. [6 Food and Feed Uses] Reference
With increase of plaster content expansion increases, but porosity decreases. From Wordnik.com. [6. Mouldmaking and Plaster of Paris] Reference
Experiments in October 1982 showed that soil porosity of a field with fish was. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
By physical character is meant the porosity which results from breaking up the soil. From Wordnik.com. [Studies of Trees] Reference
He'd have to dial the bubble to maximum porosity if he didn't want to melt his eyes. From Wordnik.com. [The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection]
These characters are dependent principally, though not entirely, on the porosity of the soil. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Agricultural Chemistry] Reference
Density or porosity is determined as the percentage of pore space in the stone's total volume. From Wordnik.com. [1. General Information] Reference
+ The porosity of fired clay permits moisture movement, without significant dimensional changes. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 3] Reference
Too much water leads to considerable porosity which significantly lowers mechanical performance. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 9] Reference
A high porosity makes for a relatively faster rate of calcination and a more reactive quicklime. From Wordnik.com. [1. General Information] Reference
The amount of pressure upon the clay in moulding also affects the density and porosity of tiles. From Wordnik.com. [Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles] Reference
This, of course, depends on the porosity of the material and the friction the water meets in passing through it. From Wordnik.com. [Pressure, Resistance, and Stability of Earth American Society of Civil Engineers: Transactions, Paper No. 1174, Volume LXX, December 1910] Reference
If the heating of the animal black exceeds 500° the product hardens, diminishes in volume, and loses its porosity. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 288, July 9, 1881] Reference
An increase in the porosity of the filtering tube is not to be thought of, as this would allow very small germs to pass. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 460, October 25, 1884] Reference
The activity of the fish can lessen the unit weight of the soil, increase its porosity, and therefore improve ventilation. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
High tension insulators have special requirements for porosity and strength, so must necessarily be made at high temperature. From Wordnik.com. [4. Decisions] Reference
By compacting the soil, it is possible to change its density, mechanical strength, compressibility, permeability and porosity. From Wordnik.com. [3. Innovative technologies related to the increased utilization of low-energy building materials] Reference
The machine operation is optimized to give a vibration time of about 45 seconds for high strength and minimum porosity of tiles. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 10] Reference
Character of stone as to percentage of absorption, porosity, permeability, compressive strength, and behavior under treatment. From Wordnik.com. [Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 Federal Investigations of Mine Accidents, Structural Materials and Fuels. Paper No. 1171] Reference
It's a semielliptical, high-porosity -- All you got to know, Mr. Novak, is, it will take the suspended weight of both you and I, OK?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 15, 2004] Reference
Household filters can be made from sand or gravel of different grain sizes, from ceramics, porcelain or other fine porosity materials. From Wordnik.com. [3. Technologies] Reference
Besides ceramics filters, other microfilters made from fine porosity materials are also available: synthetics, paper, felt-like material. From Wordnik.com. [3. Technologies] Reference
I discovered this when we were planning a penetration operation to test the porosity of the sand at the landing site we called Desert One. From Wordnik.com. [Rogue Warrior]
So in concrete the amount of water necessarily depends, to a great extent, on the porosity or dryness of the stone and other material used. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888] Reference
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