Grain shape quantifications and their relationship to dilatancy

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 199, 2010, Pages 540-549

  Cox, Melissa R ^a   Budhu, Muniram ^b  

^a URS CORPORATION   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Dilatancy; Granular media; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX DEVICES; DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING SOFTWARE; DILATANCY; DIRECT SHEAR TEST; GRAIN SHAPES; GRANULAR MEDIA; KEY FACTORS; LIGHT MICROSCOPES; SAND GRAINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SHAPE PARAMETERS;

ASPECT RATIO; GRANULAR MATERIALS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MICROSCOPES; SAND; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOFTWARE TESTING;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 79959604665     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41095(365)51     Document Type: Conference Paper

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