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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.
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Applications of X-ray Computed Tomography in the Geosciences
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It is recommended that reference to all or part of this book should be made in one of the following ways: MEES, F., SWENNEN, R., VAN GEET, M. & JACOBS, P. (eds) 2003. Applications of X-ray Computed Tomography in the Geosciences. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 215. VAN GEET, M., LAGROU, D. & SWENNEN, R. 2003. Porosity measurements of sedimentary rocks by means of microfocus X-ray computed tomography. In: MEES, F., SWENNEN, R., VAN GEET, M. & JACOBS, P. (eds) Applications of X-ray Computed Tomography in the Geosciences. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 215, 51—61.
GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY SPECIAL PUBLICATION NO. 215
Applications of X-ray Computed Tomography in the Geosciences EDITED BY
F. MEES Ghent University, Belgium
R. SWENNEN Physico-chemical Geology, K. U. Leuven, Belgium
M. VAN GEET SCK-CEN, Belgium and
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