The maximal ball (MB) algorithm is a well established method for the morphological analysis
of porous media. It extracts a network of pores and throats from volumetric data. This paper …

Abstract Micro-Computed Tomography (micro-CT) provides 3D images of the internal
structure of sands, allowing quantitative measurements of internal features, including void …

This article presents a well-scaling parallel algorithm for the computation of Morse-Smale
(MS) segmentations, including the region separators and region boundaries. The …

Numerous studies have proven that natural particle-packed granular materials, such as soil
and rock, are consistent with the grain-size fractal rule. The majority of existing studies have …

The void space of granular materials is generally divided into larger local volumes denoted
as pores and throats connecting pores. The smallest section in a throat is usually denoted as …

While seepage poses significant challenges to many geotechnical projects and hydraulic
conductivity is a key soil property, the fundamental pore-scale understanding of the water …

In the study of packed granular materials, the performance of a sample (eg, the detonation of
a high-energy explosive) often correlates to measurements of a fluid flowing through it. The …

Internal erosion is a major safety concern for embankment dams and flood embankments
and is the focus of much research internationally. Suffusion is a mechanism of internal …

Constrictions in the void space between soil particles govern hydraulic conductivity, internal
stability, and filtration performance of sands and gravels. Various analytical, numerical, and …

Feature tracking is a common task in visualization applications, where methods based on
topological data analysis (TDA) have successfully been applied in the past for feature …