Representative elementary volume analysis of sands using X-ray computed tomography

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 212-219

  Razavi, Mohammad Reza ^a   Muhunthan, Balasingam ^a   Hattamleh, OmarAl ^b  

^a Washington State University   (United States)

^b HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

3 D image processing; Granular materials; Porosity; Representative elementary volume; X ray computed tomography

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; GRANULAR MATERIALS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; POROSITY; X RAYS;

ELEMENTARY VOLUME ANALYSIS; ELONGATED PARTICLES; REPRESENTATIVE ELEMENTARY VOLUME (REV); SUBROUNDED PARTICLES;

SILICA SAND;

EID: 34249299100     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/gtj100164     Document Type: Article

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