Application X-ray Computed Tomography

by P. Jacobs, F. Mees, R. Swennen

Overview

X-ray computed tomography (CT) is a technique that allows non-destructive imaging and quantification of internal features of objects. It was originally developed as a medical imaging technique, but it is now also becoming widely used for the study of materials in engineering and the geosciences. X-ray CT reveals differences in density and atomic composition and can therefore be used for the study of porosity, the relative distribution of contrasting solid phases and the penetration of injected solutions. As a non-destructive technique, it is ideally suited for monitoring of processes, such as the movement of solutions and the behaviour of materials under compression. Because large numbers of parallel two-dimensional cross-sections can be obtained, three-dimensional representations of selected features can be created. In this book, various applications of X-ray CT in the geosciences are illustrated by papers covering a wide range of disciplines, including petrology, soil science, petroleum geology, geomechanics and sedimentology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781862391390
Publisher:	Geological Society Publishing House
Publication date:	08/12/2003
Series:	Special Publication 215 Ser.
Pages:	243
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.70(d)