FRACTAL DIMENSIONALITY OF PORE AND GRAIN VOLUME OF A SILICICLASTIC MARINE SAND

A. H. Reed, R. B. Pandey () and D. L. Lavoie
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A. H. Reed: The Marine Geosciences Division, The Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529, USA
R. B. Pandey: The Marine Geosciences Division, The Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529, USA;
D. L. Lavoie: The Marine Geosciences Division, The Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529, USA

International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), 2000, vol. 11, issue 08, 1555-1559

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(Vp)with the linear size(L),V ~ LDprovides the fractal dimensionalities of the pore volume(D = 2.74 ± 0.02)and grain volume(D = 2.90 ± 0.02)typical for sedimentary materials.

Keywords: Siliciclastic Sand; Fractal Dimensionality; Linear Extrapolation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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