Influence of the sand particle shape on particle size distribution measured by laser diffraction method

International Agrophysics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 195-200

  Polakowski, Cezary ^a   Sochan, Agata ^a   Bieganowski, Andrzej ^a   Ryzak, Magdalena ^a   Földényi, Rita ^b   Tóth, Judit ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF AGROPHYSICS   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

^c Eötvös Loránd Research Network   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Laser diffraction method; Sand; Shape of particles

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION; LASER METHOD; PARTICLE SIZE; SAND; SHAPE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL PROPERTY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL METHOD; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOIL SCIENCE;

EID: 84902475442     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02368722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/intag-20014-0008     Document Type: Article

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