Group

Equation

Fitted Equations

RMSE

β 0

β 1

β 2

β 3

Group 1 with D and ρ

(a)

ln ( A G B ) = 0.136 n s + 2.205 × ln ( D × ρ )

0.426

1.255

2.205

0

2.205

(b)

ln ( A G B ) = 1.272 + 2.421 × ln ( D ) + ln ( ρ )

0.305

0.294

2.421

0

1.000

(c)

ln ( A G B ) = 1.228 + 2.418 × ln ( D ) + 1.071 × ln ( ρ )

0.305

0.307

2.418

0

1.071

(d)

ln ( A G B ) = 1.108 + 1.202 × ln ( D 2 × ρ )

0.306

0.346

2.404

0

1.202

Group 2 with D , ρ and H

(e)

ln ( A G B ) = 2.250 + 0.925 × ln ( ρ × D 2 × H )

0.338

0.112

1.850

0.925

0.925

(f)

ln ( A G B ) = 2.226 + 0.926 × ln ( D 2 × H ) + ln ρ

0.340

0.114

1.852

0.926

1.000

(g)

ln ( A G B ) = 2.362 + 0.930 × ln ( D 2 × H ) + 0.808 × ln ρ

0.337

0.100

1.860

0.930

0.808

(h)

ln ( A G B ) = 1.581 + 2.273 × ln ( D ) + 0.259 × ln ( H ) + ln ( ρ )

0.299

0.215

2.273

0.259

1.000

(i)

ln ( A G B ) = 1.586 + 2.273 × ln ( D ) + 0.260 × ln ( H ) + 0.995 × ln ( ρ )

0.299

0.214

2.273

0.260

0.995

Group 3

with ( D and ρ ) not on power function

(j)

ln ( A G B ) = 3.241 + 0.316 × ( ln ( D ) ) 2 + ln ( ρ )

0.344

27.123

NA

0

1.000

(k)

ln ( A G B ) = 3.258 + 0.316 × ( ln ( D ) ) 2 + 1.031 × ln ( ρ )

0.344

27.592

NA

0

1.031

(l)

ln ( A G B ) = 4.789 + 0.053 × ( ln ( D ) ) 3 + ln ( ρ )

0.421

131.277

NA

0

1.000

(m)

ln ( A G B ) = 1.840 + 2.729 × ln ( D ) 0.041 n . s × ( ln ( D ) ) 2 + ln ( ρ )

0.305

0.166

NA

0

1.000

(n)

ln ( A G B ) = 1.619 + 2.562 × ln ( D ) 0.003 n . s × ( ln ( D ) ) 3 + ln ( ρ )

0.305

0.208

NA

0

1.000

(o)

ln ( A G B ) = 5.783 + 6.010 × ln ( D ) 0.929 n . s × ( ln ( D ) ) 2 + 0.079 n . s × ( ln ( D ) ) 3 + ln ( ρ )

0.303

0.003

NA

0

1.000

(p)

ln ( A G B ) = 1.517 + 0.682 × ( ln ( D ) ) 2 0.063 × ( ln ( D ) ) 3 + ln ( ρ )

0.307

4.779

NA

0

1.000