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GRAIN SIZE CURVE [1 record]

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Record 1 1982-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
  • Geology
OBS

The porous medium.(a) Physical properties.... effective size, corresponding to the percentage of 10 in the above-mentioned curve and in combination with the following two factors enabling the filtrate quality to be predicted to a large extent; coefficient of uniformity, this being the ratio of sizes corresponding to the percentages 60 and 10 in the above-mentioned curve; grain shape,...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Traitement des eaux
  • Géologie
OBS

Le milieu poreux. a) Caractéristiques physiques. [...] la taille effective (TE); elle correspond au pourcentage 10 de la courbe précédente et permet de prévoir en grande partie, concurremment avec les 2 facteurs suivants, la qualité du filtrat; le coefficient d'uniformité; rapport des tailles correspondant aux pourcentages 60 à 10 de la courbe précédente; la forme des grains; [...]

Spanish

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