Anisotropic Variation Characteristics of Pore Distribution Based on Saturated Clay Microstructure

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The pore characteristics of saturated clay sourced from microstructure pictures in Pearl River Delta region of south China is analyzed considering the microstructure in different sample sections. The histogram statistics are compared with each other by pore data in terms of the size, the shape and the arrangement of link status. The repercussions of including the anisotropy ratio law of pore characteristics are focused to study saturated clay. It is found that the analysis considering anisotropy ratio results in consolidation by pore distribution based on saturated clay microstructure. The soil porosity of horizontal section was larger than that of vertical section. Vertical section status induced the directional property, and it would be presented directional probability entropy which is able to calculating the chaos of overall arrangement which is a lower value because of directional property.

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