Research Article

Fractal Characteristics of the Seepage Erosion Process in Porous Soil

Table 2

The mass fractal dimensions and scale-invariant intervals in different experimental soils.

Soil numberSoil typeScale-invariant intervalFine content of scale-invariant interval (%)Mass fractal dimensionCorrelation coefficient
Lower limit (mm)Upper limit (mm)

1Sandy gravel0.252091.752.840.94
2Sandy gravel0.252088.832.650.95
3Sandy gravel0.252087.702.610.99
4Sandy gravel0.252087.172.570.98
5Coarse-grained sand0.251068.982.870.99
6Coarse-grained sand0.251068.542.840.94
7Fine-grained sand0.25557.422.900.79
8Fine-grained sand0.25565.492.990.91