Table 3 Nc and Ni for different samples from CT scanning.

From: Three-dimensional pore characterization of intact loess and compacted loess with micron scale computed tomography and mercury intrusion porosimetry

Sample

Nc (%)

Ni (%)

\(\frac{{\boldsymbol{N}}{\boldsymbol{c}}}{{\boldsymbol{N}}{\boldsymbol{c}}{\boldsymbol{+}}{\boldsymbol{N}}{\boldsymbol{i}}}\)

YA-L6-Intact

34.22

0.08

0.9975

YA-L6-1.5

33.91

0.24

0.9928

YA-L6-1.6

26.75

0.31

0.9885

YA-L6-1.7

25.76

0.31

0.9879

YA-L6-1.8

25.32

0.30

0.9884

  1. \({N}_{c}\)—the percentage of connected pores (%).
  2. \({N}_{i}\)—the percentage of isolated pores (%).
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