Application of imaging techniques to geometry analysis of aggregate particles

Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 75-82

  Chandan, C ^a   Sivakumar, K ^b   Masad, Eyad ^c   Fletcher, Thomas ^d  

^a The University of Texas at Dallas   (United States)

^b Washington State University   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d US Army Corps of Engineers ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregates; Asphalt mixes; Highway construction; Image analysis

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT MIXES; EIGENVALUE DECOMPOSITION METHOD; GEOMETRY ANALYSIS; HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION;

ASPHALT; COLOR; DECOMPOSITION; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; IMAGING SYSTEMS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; TEXTURES;

AGGREGATES;

EID: 7444238938     PISSN: 08873801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3801(2004)18:1(75)     Document Type: Article

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