Introduction

Dynamic Image Analysis (DIA) has evolved in the past two decades as a powerful tool for measuring particle sizes and shapes. This chapter tracesTrace the development from a geotechnical perspectivePerspective within the context of the evolving measurement paradigm where imaging is playing an increasingly important role. The book demonstrates the efficacy of DIA for obtaining particle sizes and shapes of large specimens of sand, having a variety of granulometriesGranulometry. In the shortShort term the work will allow engineers to utilize DIA for routine statistical particle granulometryGranulometry analyses. In the long term it is expected that the voluminous dataData offered by DIA will provide a foundationFoundation for trainingTrain artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence (AI) modelsModel that can be used for automaticAutomation particle identification and classification.