Application of X-ray computed tomography to porosity analysis of the along-shelf clinoform deposit in the East China Sea

LU Jian; LI Shaoke; LI Anchun; LIU Xiting; DONG Jiang; ZHANG Jin

doi:10.16562/j.cnki.0256-1492.2018.02.020

Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology > 2018 > 38(2): 198-207. > DOI: 10.16562/j.cnki.0256-1492.2018.02.020

LU Jian, LI Shaoke, LI Anchun, LIU Xiting, DONG Jiang, ZHANG Jin. Application of X-ray computed tomography to porosity analysis of the along-shelf clinoform deposit in the East China Sea[J]. Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology, 2018, 38(2): 198-207. DOI: 10.16562/j.cnki.0256-1492.2018.02.020

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Application of X-ray computed tomography to porosity analysis of the along-shelf clinoform deposit in the East China Sea

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Key Laboratory of Marine Geology and Environment, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266003, China
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University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

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Received Date: September 12, 2016
Revised Date: December 22, 2016

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Porosity is an important physical parameter of seabed sediments. However, the traditional method for porosity acquisition remains insufficient. In this study, we measured the porosity of the sediment core SS4 taken from the along-shelf clinoform deposit in the East China Sea with a medical CT-Scanner, and extracted the CT numbers one by one in vertical direction. By comparison of the CT numbers with the porosities obtained from the tube method, an empirical formula is derived between CT number and porosity for the clinoform deposit in the East China Sea. It is found that the CT number is poorly correlated with the porosity acquired from the tube method, when the vertical composition of the core was inhomogeneous, owing to the texture inconsistency of samples. However, the empirical formula acquired from the core sections where occur high correlations between CT numbers and porosities should have higher reliability. Thus we recommend the CT scanning method as a fast and nondestructive method for measurement and observation of sediment porosities.
- porosity,
- X-ray computed tomography(CT),
- mud area,
- East China Sea

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Application of X-ray computed tomography to porosity analysis of the along-shelf clinoform deposit in the East China Sea