Morphology by image analysis of composites with continuous fibers: principles and results

This work presents in a rather global way the morphological study of composites with long fibers and the results obtained. In a first part, the basic principles of image analysis and of the mathematical morphology are described, then their use is detailed, insisting more especially on the various granulometric methods, the use of variogram and individual analysis. In the second part are presented and discussed, in the case of composites with ceramic matrix, the results obtained relative to the characteristics of volume fractions, granulometry, homogeneity of materials and distribution in size and shape of the fibers.