Evaluating clay microfabric using scanning electron microscopy and digital information processing

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1526, 1996, Pages 112-120

  Penumadu, Dayakar ^a  

^a Clarkson University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; IMAGE PROCESSING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CLAY MICROFABRIC; FIRE CLAY; INTENSITY GRADIENT ANALYSIS; POLAR HISTOGRAMS; ROSETTE DIAGRAMS; VARVED GLACIAL LAKE CLAY;

CLAY;

EID: 0030291217     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1526-14     Document Type: Review

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