Articles | Volume 1, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-1-25-2010
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-1-25-2010
Method article
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19 Apr 2010
Method article |  | 19 Apr 2010

Particle size distributions by laser diffraction: sensitivity of granular matter strength to analytical operating procedures

F. Storti and F. Balsamo

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