<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The relationship between results from granulometric analyses of by sieving and by planimetry was investigated by numerical simulation of cubes filled with boulders, cobbles and pebbles. Cross-sections through the sediment were simulated and compared with photos of an actual outcrop wall. Volumes estimated on the basis of planimetric analysis using the cross-sections were compared with sieve analyses, thus allowing to determine adjustment coefficients. The coefficients for pebbles and cobbles have a small standard error, but are larger for boulders, which might be a consequence of too small areas formed by the cross-sections.</p></abstract>

The relationship between results from granulometric analyses of by sieving and by planimetry was investigated by numerical simulation of cubes filled with boulders, cobbles and pebbles. Cross-sections through the sediment were simulated and compared with photos of an actual outcrop wall. Volumes estimated on the basis of planimetric analysis using the cross-sections were compared with sieve analyses, thus allowing to determine adjustment coefficients. The coefficients for pebbles and cobbles have a small standard error, but are larger for boulders, which might be a consequence of too small areas formed by the cross-sections.

Adjustment coefficients for planimetric analysis of the granulometry of coarse-grained sediments

Institute of Geology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Maków Polnych 16, 61-606 Poznań, Poland

Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management, Adam Mickiewicz University, Dzięgielowa 27; 61-680 Poznań

Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Centre affiliated to the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Noskowskiego 10, 61-704 Poznań

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The relationship between results from granulometric analyses of by sieving and by planimetry was investigated by numerical simulation of cubes filled with...

Adjustment coefficients for planimetric analysis of the granulometry of coarse-grained sediments

Published Online: Jan 02, 2012

Page range: 221 - 226

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10118-011-0011-8

Keywords
grain-size distribution, planimetric analysis, coarse-grained sediments

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Adjustment coefficients for planimetric analysis of the granulometry of coarse-grained sediments

Published Online: Jan 02, 2012

Page range: 221 - 226

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10118-011-0011-8

Keywordsgrain-size distribution, planimetric analysis, coarse-grained sediments

This content is open access.

Keywords
grain-size distribution, planimetric analysis, coarse-grained sediments