Particle size distributions by laser diffraction: Sensitivity of granular matter strength to analytical operating procedures

Solid Earth

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-48

  Storti, F ^a   Balsamo, F ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION; DISPERSIONS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; QUARTZ;

ANALYTICAL PROCEDURE; ANALYTICAL TESTS; CARBONATE PLATFORMS; DATA VARIABILITY; HIGH-STRENGTH MATERIALS; LASER DIFFRACTIONS; MEASUREMENT PRECISION; ULTRA-SONICATION;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; DIFFRACTION;

BRECCIA; CARBONATE PLATFORM; DIFFRACTION; GRANULAR MEDIUM; LASER METHOD; PARTICLE SIZE; QUARTZ; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 79958859899     PISSN: 18699510     EISSN: 18699529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/se-1-25-2010     Document Type: Article

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