Digital image processing and analysis of macroporous rock surfaces

Aaron Zosel, Mary Maclaughlin, Tom Moon, Nick Hudyma

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Abstract

Digital image acquisition and processing is commonly used in a wide variety of technical fields. The technology associated with image acquisition and processing has become very affordable which allows an even greater number of applications to be developed. This paper describes an innovative use of digital image processing to determine the surface porosity of vesicular basalt. The imaging sequence involves acquiring images from the surface of a cylindrical core, unwrapping the curved images on to a two dimensional plane, correcting for the loss of information due to the unwrapping process, stitching adjacent images, and determining the surface porosity. All of the imaging sequences are performed in MATLAB® software.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication42nd Engineering Geology and Geotechnical Engineering Symposium and 14th Intermountain Conf. on the Environment
Subtitle of host publicationGeotechnics, Environment, Energy, and Economics (GE) - The Links for Sustainability
Pages259-265
Number of pages7
StatePublished - 2009
Event42nd Engineering Geology and Geotechnical Engineering Symposium and 14th Intermountain Conference on the Environment: Geotechnics, Environment, Energy, and Economics (GE) - The Links for Sustainability - Pocatello, ID, United States
Duration: 5 Nov 20096 Nov 2009

Publication series

Name42nd Engineering Geology and Geotechnical Engineering Symposium and 14th Intermountain Conf. on the Environment: Geotechnics, Environment, Energy, and Economics (GE) - The Links for Sustainability

Conference

Conference42nd Engineering Geology and Geotechnical Engineering Symposium and 14th Intermountain Conference on the Environment: Geotechnics, Environment, Energy, and Economics (GE) - The Links for Sustainability
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPocatello, ID
Period5/11/096/11/09

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