Research Article

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

Table 1

Physical properties of nonspherical soils considered in this study.

SampleSpecific gravityLiquid limit (%)Plasticity index (%)Passing sieveUSCSa
4.75 mm (%)0.075 mm (%)

A2.60NonplasticNonplastic79.589.58SW
B2.67NonplasticNonplastic95.0015.66SW

Sample for formulation of the settling velocity equation using digital image processing; sample for verification of the settling velocity equation using digital image processing; aUnified Soil Classification System.