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  2. Grain size - Wikipedia

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    Wentworth grain size chart from United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1195: Note size typos; 33.1mm is 38.1 & .545mm is .594 Beach cobbles at Nash Point, South Wales Grain size (or particle size ) is the diameter of individual grains of sediment , or the lithified particles in clastic rocks .

  3. Ceramography - Wikipedia

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    Grain size can be measured by the line-fraction or area-fraction methods of ASTM E112. In the line-fraction methods, a statistical grain size is calculated from the number of grains or grain boundaries intersecting a line of known length or circle of known circumference.

  4. Mesh (scale) - Wikipedia

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    Although such information contains long lists of sieve sizes, in practice sieves are normally used in series in which each member sieve is selected to pass particles approximately 1/ √ 2 smaller in diameter or 1/2 smaller in cross-sectional area than the previous sieve. For example the series 80mm, 63, 40, 31.5, 20, 16, 14, 10, 8, 6.3, 4, 2.8 ...

  5. Unified Soil Classification System - Wikipedia

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    The Unified Soil Classification System (USCS) is a soil classification system used in engineering and geology to describe the texture and grain size of a soil. The classification system can be applied to most unconsolidated materials, and is represented by a two-letter symbol. Each letter is described below (with the exception of Pt):

  6. File:Wentworth-Grain-Size-Chart.pdf - Wikipedia

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    English: Wentworth grain size chart from United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1195, “Surficial sediment character of the Louisiana offshore continental shelf region: A GIS Compilation” by Jeffress Williams, Matthew A. Arsenault, Brian J. Buczkowski, Jane A. Reid, James G. Flocks, Mark A. Kulp, Shea Penland, and Chris J. Jenkins

  7. Sieve analysis - Wikipedia

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    A sieve analysis (or gradation test) is a practice or procedure used in geology, civil engineering, [1] and chemical engineering [2] to assess the particle size distribution (also called gradation) of a granular material by allowing the material to pass through a series of sieves of progressively smaller mesh size and weighing the amount of material that is stopped by each sieve as a fraction ...

  8. Understanding eligible expenses for HRAs, QSEHRAs, and ICHRAs

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    HRAs, QSEHRAs, and ICHRAS. Understanding the differences in eligible expenses between HRAs, QSEHRAs, and ICHRAs can help businesses determine which type of plan best fits their needs.

  9. Particle size - Wikipedia

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    Particle size is a notion introduced for comparing dimensions of solid particles , liquid particles , or gaseous particles . The notion of particle size applies to particles in colloids , in ecology , in granular material (whether airborne or not), and to particles that form a granular material (see also grain size ).