Advances in X-ray Tomography for Geomaterials

This book brings together a total of 48 contributions (including 5 keynote papers) which were presented at the 2nd International Workshop on the Application of X-ray CT for Geomaterials (GeoX 2006) held in Aussois, France, on 4-7 October, 2006.The contributions cover a wide range of topics, from fundamental characterization of material behavior to applications in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering. Recent advances of X-ray technology, hardware and software are also discussed. As such, this will be valuable reading for anyone interested in the application of X-ray CT to geomaterials from both fundamental and applied perspectives.

Jacques Desrues is research professor at CNRS in Grenoble, France, and his research areas include deformation and failure in geomaterials, experiments, and modeling. Gioacchino Viggiani is professor of civil engineering at Université Joseph Fourier in Grenoble, France, and his research focuses on strain localization and constitutive modeling. Pierre Bésuelle is research associate professor at CNRS in Grenoble, France, and his areas of research include homogenous and localized deformation in rocks, advanced testing, and models.