TY - GEN A1 - Klobes, Peter A1 - Riesemeier, Heinrich A1 - Meyer, Klaus A1 - Goebbels, Jürgen A1 - Siitari-Kauppi, M. A1 - Hellmuth, K.-H. ED - Gray, W. T1 - Investigation of rock samples using x-ray-microcomputer-tomography before and after mercury intrusion porosimetry T2 - Scientific basis for nuclear waste management XX N2 - A new method for the physical characterization of rock matrices for use in site investigations of nuclear waste repositories has been developed. The method can provide information needed in the assessment of the performance of the geosphere working as a natural barrier retarding the migration of radionuclides by diffusion into the rock matrix. Most conventional methods for the physical characterization of rocks give only bulk information. The combination of mercury porosimetry and computer tomography can give 3-D data on mineral-specific porosity distributions with additional pore size information. Additionally, limits for mineral-specific internal surface areas can be estimated, which is essential for the assessment of water-rock interaction and reactive interaction with radionuclides (sorption). Results of measurements on granitic rock (granodiorite) from the Baltic shield are discussed and integrated with results by complementary methods. T2 - 20th Materials Research Society Symposium on the Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management CY - Boston, MA, USA DA - 1996-12-02 PY - 1997 SN - 1-558-99369-X SN - 0272-9172 N1 - Serientitel: Materials Research Society symposium proceedings – Series title: Materials Research Society symposium proceedings IS - 465 SP - 863 EP - 870 PB - Materials Research Society CY - Pittsburgh, Pa. AN - OPUS4-11971 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -