Application of Fourier analysis to digital imaging for particle shape analysis

Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 2-9

  Wettimuny, Ramitha ^a   Penumadu, Dayakar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital techniques; Fourier analysis; Image analysis; Particles; Shape

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL TECHNIQUES; HOT MIX ASPHALT (HMA); PARTICLE SHAPE ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENTS;

AGGREGATES; ASPHALT; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FRACTURE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; SOILS;

CIVIL ENGINEERING;

EID: 16444369991     PISSN: 08873801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3801(2004)18:1(2)     Document Type: Article

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