Publication Details |
Category | Text Publication |
Reference Category | Journals |
URL | http://www.ndt.net/article/ndtnet/2013/Illerhaus.pdf |
Title (Primary) | A new method for the extraction of undisturbed soil samples for X-ray computed tomography |
Author | Kuka, K.; Illerhaus, B.; Fritsch, G.; Joschko, M.; Rogasik, H.; Paschen, M.; Schulz, H.; Seyfarth, M. |
Source Titel | Journal of Nondestructive Testing & Ultrasonics |
Year | 2013 |
Department | BOPHY |
Issue | 8 |
Page From | 1 |
Page To | 8 |
Language | englisch |
Keywords | Undisturbed soil samples; CT; soil structure; root system |
UFZ wide themes | RU1; |
Abstract | Can you imagine what happens underneath your feet when you walk across a meadow ? Can you describe how it looks like underground ? What is the structure of the soil, how do the plant roots disperse in the dark ? How is the water distributed within the pore system, which in turn determines matter transformation in soil ? All these questions might be answered when you use the potential of X-ray computed tomography to look into, visualize and quantitatively analyze the soil. For that purpose, you must have soil samples first, and not only one, but a statistically relevant large number of samples! You better have a machine for the non-destructive sampling of soil. Here, we describe the setup and the application of such a machine and show the first macro- and micro-CT scans which we achieved with this method. |
Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=14046 |
Kuka, K., Illerhaus, B., Fritsch, G., Joschko, M., Rogasik, H., Paschen, M., Schulz, H., Seyfarth, M. (2013): A new method for the extraction of undisturbed soil samples for X-ray computed tomography Journal of Nondestructive Testing & Ultrasonics (8), 1 - 8 |