Prediction of Settling Velocity of Nonspherical Soil Particles Using Digital Image Processing

Digital image processing (DIP) is used to measure shape properties and settling velocity of soil particles. Particles with diameters of 1 to 10 mm are arbitrarily sampled for the test. The size of each particle is also measured by a Vernier caliper for comparison with the classification results usin...

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Main Authors: Donggeun Kim, Younghwan Son, Jaesung Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Advances in Civil Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4647675
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description Digital image processing (DIP) is used to measure shape properties and settling velocity of soil particles. Particles with diameters of 1 to 10 mm are arbitrarily sampled for the test. The size of each particle is also measured by a Vernier caliper for comparison with the classification results using the shape classification table. The digital images were taken with a digital camera (Canon EOS 100d). Shape properties are calculated by image analysis software. Settling velocity of soil particles is calculated by displacement and time difference of images during settling. The fastest settling particles are spherical shaped. Shape factors well explain the difference of settling velocity by a particle shape. In particular, the aspect ratio has a high negative correlation with residual of settling velocity versus mean diameter. Especially, DIP has a higher applicability than classification using the shape classification table because it can measure a number of particles at once. The settling velocity of soil particles is expressed as a function of mean diameter and aspect ratio.
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spelling doaj-art-c58329c68b3f4f8ea7feb77d7a3e1e512025-08-20T03:22:44ZengWileyAdvances in Civil Engineering1687-80861687-80942018-01-01201810.1155/2018/46476754647675Prediction of Settling Velocity of Nonspherical Soil Particles Using Digital Image ProcessingDonggeun Kim0Younghwan Son1Jaesung Park2Department of Rural Systems Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul KS013, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Rural Systems Engineering, Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul KS013, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Bioresource Engineering, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, H9X 3V9, CanadaDigital image processing (DIP) is used to measure shape properties and settling velocity of soil particles. Particles with diameters of 1 to 10 mm are arbitrarily sampled for the test. The size of each particle is also measured by a Vernier caliper for comparison with the classification results using the shape classification table. The digital images were taken with a digital camera (Canon EOS 100d). Shape properties are calculated by image analysis software. Settling velocity of soil particles is calculated by displacement and time difference of images during settling. The fastest settling particles are spherical shaped. Shape factors well explain the difference of settling velocity by a particle shape. In particular, the aspect ratio has a high negative correlation with residual of settling velocity versus mean diameter. Especially, DIP has a higher applicability than classification using the shape classification table because it can measure a number of particles at once. The settling velocity of soil particles is expressed as a function of mean diameter and aspect ratio.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4647675
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title Prediction of Settling Velocity of Nonspherical Soil Particles Using Digital Image Processing
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title_fullStr Prediction of Settling Velocity of Nonspherical Soil Particles Using Digital Image Processing
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title_short Prediction of Settling Velocity of Nonspherical Soil Particles Using Digital Image Processing
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