USGS Open-File Report 98-248: MORPH-I (Ver 1.0) A software package for the analysis of scanning electron micrograph (binary formatted) images for the assessment of the fractal dimension of enclosed pore surfaces

MORPH-I (Ver 1.0) A software package for the analysis of scanning electron micrograph (binary formatted) images for the assessment of the fractal dimension of enclosed pore surfaces

By Victor G. Mossotti, A. Raouf Eldeeb and Robert Oscarson

Summary

MORPH-I is a set of C-language computer programs for the IBM PC and compatible minicomputers. The programs in MORPH-I are used for the fractal analysis of scanning electron microscope and electron microprobe images of pore profiles exposed in cross-section. The program isolates and traces the cross-sectional profiles of exposed pores and computes the Richardson fractal dimension for each pore. Other programs in the set provide for image calibration, display, and statistical analysis of the computed dimensions for highly complex porous materials. Requirements: IBM PC or compatible; minimum 640 K RAM; mathcoprocessor; SVGA graphics board providing mode 103 display.

First posted June 30, 1998

Report PDF (602 kB)

Source code EXE (605 kB)
Download the source code for MORPH-I software as a self-extracting ZIP file. Right-Click to Download or Save As.

For questions about the content of this report, contact Vic Mossotti

For additional information, contact:
Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center
U.S. Geological Survey
345 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025-3591

http://geomaps.wr.usgs.gov/gmeg/

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Suggested citation:

Mossotti, Victor G., Eldeeb, A. Raouf, and Oscarson, Robert, 1998, MORPH-I (Ver 1.0) A software package for the analysis of scanning electron micrograph (binary formatted) images for the assessment of the fractal dimension of enclosed pore surfaces: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-248, 21 pp., https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1998/0248/.

Contents

Introduction

Image Processing

Program operation

Image analysis

References