Session
Civil Engineering, Infrastructure and Environment
Description
Silica sand is widely used as a raw material in the manufacture of building and construction products. Particle shape parameters such as sphericity and roundness were determined using both the Krumbein-Sloss diagram and the ImageJ processing algorithm. A total of 10 samples from production plants were comprehensibly analyzed. Olympus SZX16 microscope was used for image acquisition. Image analysis was performed separately for each grain size fraction ranging from 0.063 mm up to 2.0 mm. The microscope images showed that there was a visible difference in color and shape between manufactured sands. For sand shape parameters, the computerized method was significantly faster and with a high probability of accuracy compared to the Krumbein-Sloss diagram method.
Keywords:
sphericity, circularity, roundness, silica sand, microscopy, ImageJ
Session Chair
Muhamet Ahmeti
Session Co-Chair
Feti Selmani
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-550-47-5
First Page
1
Last Page
6
Location
UBT Kampus, Lipjan
Start Date
30-10-2021 9:00 AM
End Date
30-10-2021 10:30 AM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2021.285
Recommended Citation
Kravanja, Gregor, "Particle shape analysis of industrial sand using traditional and computational geometry methods" (2021). UBT International Conference. 302.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2021UBTIC/all-events/302
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Particle shape analysis of industrial sand using traditional and computational geometry methods
UBT Kampus, Lipjan
Silica sand is widely used as a raw material in the manufacture of building and construction products. Particle shape parameters such as sphericity and roundness were determined using both the Krumbein-Sloss diagram and the ImageJ processing algorithm. A total of 10 samples from production plants were comprehensibly analyzed. Olympus SZX16 microscope was used for image acquisition. Image analysis was performed separately for each grain size fraction ranging from 0.063 mm up to 2.0 mm. The microscope images showed that there was a visible difference in color and shape between manufactured sands. For sand shape parameters, the computerized method was significantly faster and with a high probability of accuracy compared to the Krumbein-Sloss diagram method.