Random Nature of Soil Porosity and Related Properties
by Kingsley Harrop-Williams, M.ASCE, (Sr. Staff Member, The BDM Corp., McLean, VA 22102)
Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 115, No. 5, May 1989, pp. 1129-1133, (doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(1989)115:5(1129))
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The random nature of soil is examined from a particulate approach. It is shown that the probability distribution of the porosity, void ratio, unit weight, and water content are beta or beta-like and closely modeled by the normal. |
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