Fractal Dimensionality of Pore and Grain Volume of a Siliciclastic Marine Sand
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2000
Department
Physics and Astronomy
School
Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Abstract
Three-dimensional (3D) spatial distributions of pore and grain volumes were determined from high-resolution computer tomography (CT) images of resin-impregnated marine sands. Using a linear gradient extrapolation method, cubic three-dimensional samples were constructed from two-dimensional CT images. Image porosity (0.37) was found to be consistent with the estimate of porosity by water weight loss technique (0.36). Scaling of the pore volume (V-p) with the linear size (L), V similar to L-D provides the fractal dimensionalities of the pore volume (D = 2.74 +/- 0.02) and grain volume (D = 2.90 +/- 0.02) typical for sedimentary materials.
Publication Title
International Journal of Modern Physics C
Volume
11
Issue
8
First Page
1555
Last Page
1559
Recommended Citation
Reed, A.,
Pandey, R. B.,
Lavoie, D.
(2000). Fractal Dimensionality of Pore and Grain Volume of a Siliciclastic Marine Sand. International Journal of Modern Physics C, 11(8), 1555-1559.
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