Particle shape characterization using angle of repose measurements for predicting the effective permittivity and electrical conductivity of saturated granular media

Water Resources Research

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 18-1-18-11

  Friedman, Shmulik P ^a   Robinson, David A ^a,b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b U S SALINITY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Angle of repose; Dielectric permittivity; Electrical conductivity; Geometry; Granular media; Particle shape

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; POROSITY; ROCKS; SEDIMENTS; SOILS;

PORE GEOMETRY;

WATER;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GEOMETRY; GRANULAR MEDIUM; PERMEABILITY; SATURATED MEDIUM;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GEOMETRY; GRANULAR MEDIUM; PERMITTIVITY; PHREATIC ZONE; PORE SPACE;

EID: 0036880127     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001wr000746     Document Type: Article

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