Abstract
Actual fabrics are simulated by superimposing the optical properties of 2000 individual kaolinite crystals comprising hypothetical fabric models in which the individual c-crystallographic axis directions are normally distributed about a mean direction with respect to the microscope optics. The intensities are computed for models with different mean c-axis directions and degrees of fabric randomness, which is characterized by the standard deviation of the normal distribution, and these intensities serve as a reference to which experimentally obtained intensities for thin sections of kaolinitic soils with unknown fabric are compared. An appreciation of the fabric homogeneity over the area of a thin section can be obtained by use of an equal area spherical projection plot.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 323-330 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Testing and Evaluation |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1974 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering