Sphericity, shape factor, and convexity measurement of coarse aggregate for concrete using digital image processing

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 351-358

  Mora, C F ^a   Kwan, A K H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE PROCESSING; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; NUMERICAL METHODS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; ROCKS;

CONVEXITY MEASUREMENT; PACKING DENSITY; SHAPE FACTOR; SPHERICITY;

CONCRETE AGGREGATES;

EID: 0033722668     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-8846(99)00259-8     Document Type: Article

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