Efficient Mitigation of Edge Effects in Nearest-Neighbor Analysis

摘要

The properties of soils and other civil engineering construciton materials are influenced by the microstructural arrangement ofthe particles. The characterization of the spatial arrangement and distribution of microstructural features are therefore of importance if the mechanical properties of amterials commonly used in civil engineering are to be better understood. Numerous statistical methods have been developed to characterize the spatial arrangement of microstructural features.