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

We tested laser diffraction particle size analysis in poorly coherent carbonate platform cataclastic breccias and unfaulted quartz-rich eolian sands, representing low- and high-strength granular materials, respectively. We used two different instruments with different sample dispersion and pumping s...

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Main Authors: F. Storti, F. Balsamo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2010-04-01
Series:Solid Earth
Online Access:http://www.solid-earth.net/1/25/2010/se-1-25-2010.pdf