Veerle Cnudde

The use of X-ray tomography in the study of water repellents and consolidants (2009)

Cnudde, Veerle, Dubruel, Peter, De Winne, K, De Witte, I, Masschaele, Bert, Jacobs, Patric, ...

To reduce the weathering rate of natural building stones, a wide variety of water repellents and consolidants are commercially available. Although a lot of research is performed on these products, it...

The use of X-ray tomography in the study of water repellents and consolidants (2009)

Cnudde, Veerle, Dubruel, Peter, De Winne, K., De Witte, I., Masschaele, Bert, Jacobs, Patric, ...

To reduce the weathering rate of natural building stones, a wide variety of water repellents and consolidants are commercially available. Although a lot of research is performed on these products, it...

Porosity and microstructure characterization of building stones and concretes (2009)

Cnudde, Veerle, Cwirzen, A, Masschaele, Bert, Jacobs, Patric

The microstructure of building materials greatly influences engineering properties like permeability, strength and durability. To determine this microstructure, different techniques were developed,...

Multi-resolution X-ray CT research applied on geomaterials (2009)

Cnudde, Veerle, Boone, Matthieu, Dewanckele, Jan, De Witte, Yoni, Van Loo, Denis, Pieters, Koen, ...

Many research topics in geology concern the study of internal processes of geo-materials on a pore-scale level in order to estimate their macroscopic behaviour. The microstructure of a porous medium...

Combining micro-CT data and XRF spectra for advanced element analysis (2009)

Boone, Matthieu, Dewanckele, Jan, Cnudde, Veerle, Silversmit, Geert, Vandeputte, Kjeld, Ernst, Gerald, ...

In this study, two different applications of the combination of XRF and µCT will be discussed. The first application is a way of obtaining chemical information on the different compounds in the...

3D image analysis of a volcanic deposit (2009)

De Witte, Yoni, Vlassenbroeck, Jelle, Vandeputte, Kjeld, Dewanckele, Jan, Cnudde, Veerle, Van Hoorebeke, Luc, ...

During the last decades, X-ray micro CT has become a well established technique for non-destructive testing in a wide variety of research fields. Using a series of X-ray transmission images of the...

The evaluation of Computed Tomography hard- and software tools for micropaleontologic studies on foraminifera (2009)

Van Loo, Denis, Speijer, Robert, Masschaele, Bert, Dierick, Manuel, Cnudde, Veerle, Boone, Matthieu, ...

Foraminifera (Forams) are single-celled amoeba-like organisms in the sea, which build a tiny calcareous multi-chambered shell for protection. Their enormous abundance, great variation of shape...

Development of injection moulded matrix tablets based on mixtures of ethylcellulose and low-substituted hydroxypropylcellulose (2009)

Quinten, Thomas, Gonnissen, Yves, Adriaens, Els, De Beer, Thomas, Cnudde, Veerle, Masschaele, Bert, ...

The objective of this study was to produce sustained-release matrix tablets by means of injection moulding and to evaluate the influence of matrix composition, process temperature and viscosity grade...

Correcting phase contrast artefacts in X-ray CT imaging (2009)

De Witte, Yoni, Boone, Matthieu, Vlassenbroeck, Jelle, Dierick, Manuel, Masschaele, Bert, Van Hoorebeke, Luc, ...

When going to higher resolution in X-ray transmission CT, one of the biggest problems is the appearance of phase contrast. Achieving high resolution usually means scanning very small and thus very...

CHARACTERIZATION WITH X-RAYS OF LIQUID LOCATION AND MIGRATION INSIDE BUILDING MATERIALS (2009)

Cnudde, Veerle, Boone, Matthieu, Silversmit, Geert, Dewanckele, Jan, Vlassenbroeck, Jelle, Vincze, Laszlo, ...

Liquid migration inside building materials is influenced by the microstructure of the porous medium and by the physical characteristics of the solids and the fluids that occupy its pore space....

Multi-disciplinary characterisation of a sandstone surface crust (2009)

Cnudde, Veerle, Silversmit, Geert, Boone, Matthieu, Dewanckele, Jan, De Samber, Björn, Schoonjans, Tom, ...

Sandstones are used in many contemporary and historical buildings. With time, these buildings become dark and a surface crust is formed. Generally, these crusts mainly consist of minerals of which...

Micro-computed tomography of early lesions of osteochondrosis in the tarsus of foals (2008)

Olstad, Kristin, Cnudde, Veerle, Masschaele, Bert, Thomassen, Ragnar, Dolvik, Nils

Introduction: Osteochondrosis (OC) is all important developmental orthopedic disease of human and equine patients. The disease is defined as a focal disturbance in enchondral ossification. In horses,...

Virtual histology by means of high-resolution X-ray CT (2008)

Cnudde, Veerle, Masschaele, Bert, De Cock, H, Olstad, K, Vlaminck, Lieven, Vlassenbroeck, Jelle, ...

Micro-CT is a non-destructive technique for 3D tomographic investigation of an object. A 3D representation of the internal structure is calculated based on a series of X-ray radiographs taken from...

X-ray computed microtomography on cementitious materials: Possibilities and limitations (2008)

Boel, Veerle, Cnudde, Veerle, De Schutter, Geert, Van Meel, Bart, Masschaele, Bert, Ye, Guang, ...

In order to achieve a fundamental evaluation of durability on the 'engineering level', an extensive investigation of the microstructure on the 'materials science level' should be carried out. Many...

Comparison of different nano- and micro-focus X-ray computed tomography set-ups for the visualization of the soil microstructure and soil organic matter (2008)

Sleutel, Steven, Cnudde, Veerle, Masschaele, Bert, Vlassenbroeck, Jelle, Dierick, Manuel, Van Hoorebeke, Luc, ...

This study explores the potential of different X-ray computed tomography (X-ray CT) set-ups for the discrimination of soil mineral matter, soil organic matter (OM) and the pore phase. Different X-ray...

The use of 2D pixel detectors in micro- and nano-CT applications (2008)

Dierick, Manuel, Van Hoorebeke, Luc, Jacobs, Patric, Masschaele, Bert, Vlassenbroeck, Jelle, Cnudde, Veerle, ...

Computed tomography or CT is a non-destructive imaging technique that uses penetrating radiation (mostly X-rays) to visualize the internal structure of a sample. The best-known example is the medical...

Histologic and micro–computed tomographic evaluation of the osseointegration of a nonresorbable bone substitute in alveoli of ponies after tooth extraction (2008)

Vlaminck, Lieven, Cnudde, Veerle, Pieters, Koen, Van Den Broeck, Wim, Steenhaut, Michel, Jacobs, Patric, ...

Objective-To evaluate the biological behavior of a nonresorbable bone substitute (NRBS) in the alveoli of ponies, compared with tissue quality in naturally healing alveoli, after cheek tooth...

Quantifying foraminiferal growth with high-resolution X-ray computed tomography: New opportunities in foraminiferal ontogeny, phylogeny, and paleoceanographic applications (2008)

Speijer, Robert P, Van Loo, Denis, Masschaele, Bert, Vlassenbroeck, Jelle, Cnudde, Veerle, Jacobs, Patric

The latest generation of high-resolution X-ray computed tomography (HRXCT), with a submicron resolution, enables for the first time three-dimensional (3D) imaging and bio-metric quantification of...

X-ray micro-tomography under altered environmental conditions with EMCT-scanner (2008)

Van Loo, Denis, Masschaele, Bert, Cnudde, Veerle, Dierick, Manuel, Vlassenbroeck, Jelle, De Witte, Yoni, ...

In many research fields the use of micro and even sub-micron X-ray tomography has become an indispensable tool in acquiring and analyzing complex 3D structures. Especially in the field of material...