Opening size determination of technical textiles used in agricultural applications

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 231-245

  Dierickx, W ^a  

^a WALLOON AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Agrotextiles; Characteristic opening size; Dry sieving; Geotextiles; Image analysing; Open area; Porosity; Technical textiles

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; PORE SIZE; POROSITY; SAND; SIEVES;

AGROTEXTILES; DRY SIEVING;

GEOTEXTILES;

AGRICULTURAL TEXTILE; GEOTEXTILE;

EID: 0033178595     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-1144(99)00003-5     Document Type: Article

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