Shape and size of microfine aggregates: X-ray microcomputed tomography vs. laser diffraction

Powder Technology

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 53-63

  Erdogan S T ^a   Garboczi, E J ^a   Fowler, D W ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser diffraction; Microfine concrete aggregates; Shape analysis; Size distribution analysis; Spherical harmonic method; X ray microcomputed tomography

Indexed keywords

CRUSHING; DIFFRACTION; MICROCOMPUTERS; MICROFILM; PARTICLE SIZE; SIEVES; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TOMOGRAPHY;

LASER DIFFRACTION; ORTHOGONAL PRINCIPAL; SHAPE ANALYSIS; SPHERICAL HARMONIC METHOD;

AGGREGATES;

AGGREGATES; CRUSHING; DIFFRACTION; MICROCOMPUTERS; MICROFILM; PARTICLE SIZE; SIEVES; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TOMOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER DIFFRACTION; MATERIALS; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; X RAY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 34547667153     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2007.02.016     Document Type: Article

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