Calculator

Please use the particle shape calculator at http://cue3.engineering.nyu.edu:5013/

All particle size and shape analysis are based on python scripts and making use of its image processing package OpenCV 

Methodology

Commonly used Two-dimensional sand particle size and shape descriptors are concluded as follows:

Particle size descriptors: (a) diameter of a circle of equal projection area (EQPC); (b) diameter of a circle of equal projection perimeter (PED); (c) maximum and minimum Feret diameters; (d) maximum inscribed and minimum circumscribed circle diameters; and (e) convexity.

Examples:

  • Binary image of a single sand particle:
Ottawa #20-30
Ottawa #20-30
Marine sand No.1
Marine sand No.1
Marine sand No.2
Marine sand No.2
Marine sand No.4
Marine sand No.3

 

  • Analysis result:
Ottawa #20-30
Ottawa #20-30
Marine sand No.1
Marine sand No.1
Marine sand No.2
Marine sand No.2
Marine sand No.3
Marine sand No.3