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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