Particle-size distribution in soils: A critical study of the fractal model validation

• Published in: Geoderma Vol. 134; no. 3; pp. 327 - 334
• Main Authors: Filgueira, Roberto R., Fournier, Lidia L., Cerisola, Cecilia I., Gelati, Pablo, García, Mirta G.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.10.2006; Elsevier
• Subjects: Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Biological and medical sciences; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Soils; Surficial geology; Argentina; South America; experimental studies; mass; Modeling; fragmentation; clay; fractals; particles; soils; Power law; Diameter; size distribution; clastic rocks; Validation; models; fractal dimension; critical review; Densimeter; Method; silt; water; samples; sedimentary rocks; Particle size distribution; Content

Particle size distributions (PSDs) have been analyzed in the past with power-law functions relating cumulative number of particles to diameter and mass of particles to diameter, and the exponents interpreted as fragmentation fractal dimensions ( D). More recently, a mass–time scaling model was propo...