Research Article
Using Synchrotron-Based X-Ray Microcomputed Tomography to Characterize Water Distribution in Compacted Soils
Table 2
Tests performed in this study.
| Materials | Sample size | CT test | Sample reconstruction | Diameter (mm) | Photon energy (keV) | Objective lens | Pixel size (μm) | No. of pixels | Field of view (mm) | Acquisition time (min) | No. of slices |
| BioSpec glass beads | 5 | 18 | 2X | 3.25 | 2048 × 2048 | 6.7 × 6.7 | 30 | 1200 | Zhuhai sand | 5 | 20 | 2X | 3.25 | 2048 × 2048 | 6.7 × 6.7 | 30 | 1200 | Guangzhou clay | 5 | 20 | 2X | 3.25 | 2048 × 2048 | 6.7 × 6.7 | 30 | 1200 | 1 | 20 | 10X | 0.65 | 2048 × 2048 | 1.3 × 1.3 | 150 | 2000 |
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