Geomaterial visualization device + FPD
This device is a micro-focus X-ray CT system with a maximum spatial resolution of 5 µm. Unlike conventional CT systems that have a box-shaped sample chamber to prevent X-ray leakage, this device is surrounded by a laboratory with lead shielding plates installed on the walls to block X-rays. This design allows for experiments that involve the use of tubes and sensors for supplying air pressure or water pressure, making it possible to perform CT imaging while conducting element tests such as triaxial compression tests and permeability tests on soil materials. It can be used to perform property measurements and imaging on a wide range of materials in engineering, physics, agriculture, and other fields, including metals, concrete, rocks, bricks, wall materials, resins, wood, and plant roots. It enables simultaneous measurement of macroscopic mechanical properties exhibited by the materials and microstructural changes within the materials, contributing to the interpretation and modeling of multiscale material behavior. Additionally, with the use of 3D image analysis software such as VGStudioMax (Volume Graphics) and Avizo (FEI), it is possible to quantitatively evaluate internal information of materials, such as segmentation of different phases and geometric shape measurements. If you are interested in these analyses (either by yourself or through outsourcing), please feel free to discuss it separately.
Civil and Earth Resources Engineering Department
(1) Faculty or students of Kyoto University (hereinafter referred to as “the university”).
(2) Individuals affiliated with national or local government bodies, national university corporations or university joint-use institutions, independent administrative institutions, or corporations or organizations engaged in educational or research activities.
(3) Individuals engaged in research and development activities in companies or other organizations.
If you wish to use the facility, please consult in advance and obtain approval.
Civil and Earth Resources Engineering Department
Yosuke Higo
075-383-3260
higo.yohsuke.5z*kyoto-u.ac.jp
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