PSD measurement using the single particle optical sizing (SPOS) method

Geotechnique

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 317-326

  White, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laboratory equipment; Laboratory tests; Particle crushing crushability; Sands; Silts; Soil classification

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SIEVES;

SINGLE PARTICLE OPTICAL SIZING (SPOS);

SOIL MECHANICS;

OPTICAL METHOD; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL CLASSIFICATION; SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 0037991429     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2003.53.3.317     Document Type: Article

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