Unified method to quantify aggregate shape angularity and texture using Fourier analysis

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 498-504

  Wang, Linbing ^a   Wang, Xingran ^b   Mohammad, Louay ^c   Abadie, Chris ^d  

^a SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Louisiana State University   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregates; Asphalt concrete; Fourier analysis; Image analysis; Shape

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; CEMENTS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEXTURES;

ANGULARITY; ASPHALT CONCRETE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; SHAPE;

AGGREGATES;

AGGREGATE;

EID: 26444532377     PISSN: 08991561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0899-1561(2005)17:5(498)     Document Type: Article

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