An equation to represent grain-size distribution

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 817-827

  Fredlund, M D ^a   Fredlund, D G ^a   Wilson, G W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Grain size distribution; Hydrometer analysis; Probability density function; Sieve analysis; Soil classification

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HYDROMETERS; MODAL ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SIEVES; WATER;

SOIL CLASSIFICATION;

SOIL MECHANICS;

GRAIN SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL CLASSIFICATION; SOIL WATER;

EID: 0034253163     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t00-015     Document Type: Article

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