Effects of Particle Shapes and Sizes on the Minimum Void Ratios of Sand

Table 1

Properties of the four types of source sand.

Sand	(mm)	(mm)	(mm)
NS	0.13	0.23	0.76	5.85	0.54	2.64
DS	0.16	0.32	0.71	4.44	0.90	2.64
YS	0.12	0.21	0.81	6.75	0.45	2.54
FS	0.13	0.22	0.80	6.15	0.47	2.62

Note. C_u = , C_C = , and G_s: specific gravities of the solid particles.