Quantitative Description of Soil Microstructure Using Fractals

摘要

This Phase 2 SBIR report presents the results of experimental studies todetermine the fractal dimension associated with soil microstructure. This was accomplished by obtaining images of samples of real soils scanned directly at 3000 dpi and 256 level of grayscales. The images were then analyzed to determine individual particles and clusters of particles. The area and perimeter values of these units were then plotted on a log-log scale from which the fractal dimension of the soil microstructure could be deduced.