X-ray microtomography (μ-CT) to analyze the pore structure of a Portland cement composite based on the selection of different regions of interest

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 95, Issue , 2015, Pages 703-709

  Bernardes, Elen E ^a   Mantilla Carrasco, Edgar V ^a   Vasconcelos, Wander L ^a   De Magalhães, Aldo G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Pore structure; Pycnometry; Region of interest; Sampling; X ray microtomography

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MORTAR; PORE SIZE; POROSITY; PORTLAND CEMENT; SAMPLING; TOMOGRAPHY;

CEMENT COMPOSITE; CEMENT MATRIX COMPOSITE; PORE MICROSTRUCTURES; PYCNOMETRY; REGION OF INTEREST; REGIONS OF INTEREST; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; X RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

PORE STRUCTURE;

EID: 84938088850     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.07.128     Document Type: Article

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