3-D characterization of weathered building limestones by high resolution synchrotron X-ray microtomography

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 409, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1959-1966

  Rozenbaum, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

3 D image analysis; Porous media; Segmentation; Stone weathering; Topology; X ray microtomography

Indexed keywords

3-D IMAGE ANALYSIS; POROUS MEDIA; SEGMENTATION; STONE WEATHERING; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

BUILDING MATERIALS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; LIMESTONE; POROUS MATERIALS; SOIL MECHANICS; TOPOLOGY; WEATHERING; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAYS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

LIMESTONE;

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIMESTONE; POROSITY; POROUS MEDIUM; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VALIDATION STUDY; WEATHERING;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; POROSITY; SYNCHROTRONS; WEATHER; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 79952627951     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.02.014     Document Type: Article

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