Three-dimensional grain fabric measurements using high-resolution X-ray computed tomography

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1217-1228

  Ketcham, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Contact normals; Fabric analysis; Intercept methods; Preferred orientations

Indexed keywords

CONTACT NORMALS; FABRIC ANALYSIS; INTERCEPT METHODS; PREFERRED ORIENTATIONS; X RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MATRIX ALGEBRA;

ROCKS;

DEFORMATION; GRAIN BOUNDARY; ROCK MECHANICS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TEXTURE; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 23944450838     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2005.02.006     Document Type: Article

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