Computer axial tomography in geosciences: An overview

Earth Science Reviews

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 265-281

  Duliu, Octavian G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

Coal; Computer tomography; Geoscience; Rock mechanics; Sediments; Soil

Indexed keywords

EARTH SCIENCE; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033507316     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-8252(99)00056-2     Document Type: Article

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