Abstract
Fractal geometry has proven successful in describing patterns formed by many natural phenomena; in this paper fractal geometry is applied to crack patterns formed in alum sludge drying on sand beds. Coastline-like fractal dimensions derived from photographs of drying sludge in laboratory and field tests are calculated and found to be between 1.00 and 1.22.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 140-147 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | National Conference on Environmental Engineering |
| State | Published - 1990 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1990 Specialty Conference - Arlington, VA, USA Duration: Jul 8 1990 → Jul 11 1990 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Engineering
- General Engineering