›› 2012, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (6): 84-87.

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MATLAB Applications in the Digital Image Processing of Expansive Soils

PAN Ke1, WEI Xuefeng2, XIAO Guiyuan1, YU Mengze1, LI Yonghao1   

  1. (1.College of Civil and Construction Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin Guangxi 541004;
    2.Guangxi Nonferrous Metal Survey, Design and Research Institute, Nanning 530031)
  • Received:2012-04-12 Online:2012-12-20 Published:2012-12-25

Abstract: The mechanical properties and crack ratio of expansive soils are closely related. The crack ratio is roughly equal to the crack ratio in a plane digital image. The MATLAB programming technique is use for the digital image processing, statistical analyses, mathematical calculation of expansive soil to obtain the crack ratio and fractal dimensions of the expansive soils. This technique provides a different approach for the quantitative analysis of the cracks in the expansive soils.

Key words: Expansive Soils, MATLAB, Crack Ratio, Fractal Dimensions