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Intrinsic permeability

Measure of the ability of a porous material to allow fluids to pass through it Symbol used to represent in situ permeability tests in geotechnical drawings In fluid mechanics, materials science and Earth sciences, the permeability of porous media (often, a rock or soil) is a measure of the ability for fluids (gas or liquid) to flow through the media; it is commonly symbolized as k. Fluids can more easily flow through a material with high permeability than one with low permeability.

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