Quantification of the pore size distribution of soils : assessment of existing software using tomographic and synthetic 3D images
- Submitting institution
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Abertay University
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 17661756
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.geoderma.2017.03.025
- Title of journal
- Geoderma
- Article number
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- First page
- 73
- Volume
- 299
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0016-7061
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- April
- Year of publication
- 2017
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Request cross-referral to
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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5
- Research group(s)
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D - Modelling & Simulation
- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- An understanding and quantification of soil structure underpins many science and engineering problems. However, no consensus on appropriate methods for structural characterisation of Pore Size Distribution (PSD) exists. This study evaluated different approaches to estimating PSD. Findings have been used by the porous media community to make more informed choices relative to suitable Pore Size Distribution estimation methods and software packages, improving current practice that is often ad hoc. The study highlighted an inaccuracy in the size distribution as implemented in the opensource BoneJ software which is widely used in the porous media community, leading to an update to BoneJ.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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