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IT seems desirable that attention should be directed to the very discordant figures for porosity (or void-ratio) of clayey sediments that are yielded by the two different methods of determination that may be adopted, namely, by direct measurement or by calculation from the natural moisture-content. I cannot but think that the discrepancies must have been commented on during the past two decades as knowledge of natural moisture-contents steadily grew ; but my inquiries have failed to produce any reference to a published discussion of their implications.
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BOSWELL, P. Natural Moisture-content, Porosity and Compaction of Clayey Deposits. Nature 170, 156 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/170156a0
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