Definition of Equivalent diameter (equivalent size)

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Equivalent diameter (equivalent size)

The term 'Equivalent diameter (equivalent size)' as it applies to the area of reclamation can be defined as ' The diameter of a hypothetical sphere composed of material having the same specific gravity as that of the actual soil particle and of such size that it will settle in a given liquid at the same terminal veolcity as the actual soil particle'.

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