2-D image analysis: A complementary tool for characterizing quarry and weathered building limestone

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 151-159

  Rozenbaum, Olivier ^a   Le Trong, Emmanuel ^a   Rouet, Jean Louis ^a   Bruand, Ary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

Autocorrelation function; Chord length distribution; Image analysis; Limestone porosity; Segmentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249949017     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2007.01.004     Document Type: Article

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