TY - JOUR
T1 - Self-similitude and fractal dimension of sand grains
AU - Barak, P.
AU - Seybold, C. A.
AU - McSweeney, K.
PY - 1996/1/1
Y1 - 1996/1/1
N2 - Fractal theory postulates that geological materials possess a noninteger, fractal dimension describing length-surface-volume relations and particle-size distribution. The authors examined sand grains, composed largely of quartz, from several horizons of Wisconsin soils derived from glacial outwash for fractal dimension using image analysis of reflected light micrographs with NIH Image software. No evidence was found to support other than a Euclidean, i.e., regular dimension. Fractal theory would not appear to provide a useful description for these soil materials. -from Authors
AB - Fractal theory postulates that geological materials possess a noninteger, fractal dimension describing length-surface-volume relations and particle-size distribution. The authors examined sand grains, composed largely of quartz, from several horizons of Wisconsin soils derived from glacial outwash for fractal dimension using image analysis of reflected light micrographs with NIH Image software. No evidence was found to support other than a Euclidean, i.e., regular dimension. Fractal theory would not appear to provide a useful description for these soil materials. -from Authors
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U2 - 10.2136/sssaj1996.03615995006000010013x
DO - 10.2136/sssaj1996.03615995006000010013x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0029663762
VL - 60
SP - 72
EP - 76
JO - Soil Science Society of America Journal
JF - Soil Science Society of America Journal
SN - 0361-5995
IS - 1
ER -