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

Table 7

The weighted sphericity versus the minimum value of the minimum void ratio for the alternative material mixture.

Coarsest	Fine particle	Weighted sphericity	T
Ball1	Ball2	0.894	0.242
Ball1	Ball3	0.891	0.242
Ball1	Ball4	0.892	0.242
Ball2	Ball3	0.884	0.242
Ball2	Ball4	0.886	0.242
Ball1	Cylinder2	0.790	0.216
Ball1	Cylinder3	0.788	0.216
Ball1	Cylinder4	0.786	0.216
Ball2	Cylinder3	0.783	0.216
Ball2	Cylinder4	0.781	0.216
Cylinder1	Cylinder2	0.632	0.187
Cylinder1	Cylinder3	0.630	0.187
Cylinder1	Cylinder4	0.629	0.187
Cylinder2	Cylinder3	0.626	0.187
Cylinder2	Cylinder4	0.624	0.187
Cylinder3	Cylinder4	0.621	0.187