title: The Visible Cement Data Set.
abstract: With advances in x-ray microtomography, it is now possible to obtain three-dimensional representations of a material's microstructure with a voxel size of less than one micrometer. The Visible Cement Data Set represents a collection of 3-D data sets obtained using the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble, France in September 2000. Most of the images obtained are for hydrating portland cement pastes, with a few data sets representing hydrating Plaster of Paris and a common building brick. All of these data sets are being made available on the Visible Cement Data Set website at http://visiblecement.nist.gov. The website includes the raw 3-D datafiles, a description of the material imaged for each data set, example two-dimensional images and visualizations for each data set, and a collection of C language computer programs that will be of use in processing and analyzing the 3-D microstructural images. This paper provides the details of the experiments performed at the ESRF, the analysis procedures utilized in obtaining the data set files, and a few representative example images for each of the three materials investigated.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001, USA.
authors.forename: Dale P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Bentz
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001, USA.
authors.forename: Symoane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mizell
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001, USA.
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Satterfield
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001, USA.
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Devaney
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001, USA.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: George
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001, USA.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ketcham
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001, USA.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Graham
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001, USA.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Porterfield
authors.affiliation: Centre Scientifique et Technique du Batiment, Grenoble and Marne-la-Vallee, France.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Quenard
authors.affiliation: Centre Scientifique et Technique du Batiment, Grenoble and Marne-la-Vallee, France.
authors.forename: Franck
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vallee
authors.affiliation: Centre Scientifique et Technique du Batiment, Grenoble and Marne-la-Vallee, France.
authors.forename: Hebert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sallee
authors.affiliation: European Synchrotron Radiation, Facility, Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: Elodie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Boller
authors.affiliation: European Synchrotron Radiation, Facility, Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Baruchel
keywords: Plaster of Paris; cement hydration; image analysis; microstructure; visualization; x-ray microtomography