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Fractal Dimensionality Of Pore And Grain Volume Of A Siliciclastic Marine Sand

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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;
    Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 39406, USA)

  • D. L. LAVOIE

    (The Marine Geosciences Division, The Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529, USA)

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.

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  • A. H. Reed & R. B. Pandey & D. L. Lavoie, 2000. "Fractal Dimensionality Of Pore And Grain Volume Of A Siliciclastic Marine Sand," International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 11(08), pages 1555-1559.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijmpcx:v:11:y:2000:i:08:n:s0129183100001358
    DOI: 10.1142/S0129183100001358
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