Birra, FernandoEncarnação, MagdaLopes, AdrianoMedeiros, PedroOliveira, NunoPreto, BrunoQuaresma, Paulo J.Velhinho, Alexandre2021-05-072021-05-072020-092590-1508PURE: 18001205PURE UUID: 3e169c87-1554-48b6-bd14-eed045e2986dScopus: 85083486028ORCID: /0000-0002-1004-3843/work/129286421http://hdl.handle.net/10362/117333PEst-OE/EEI/UI0527/2011A computational environment - in the following called Problem Solving Environment (PSE) - dedicated to the analysis of tomographic images of composite materials is presented. The PSE current version is centered on reinforcement characterization and its main features are: (i) running on a desktop PC equipped with GPGPUs (General Purpose Graphical Processing Units); (ii) allowing a non-specialist in Computer Science to define visual programs that specify a sequence of processing steps; (iii) execution times compatible with an interactive use, due to the computational processing power of GPUs; (iv) the inclusion of visualization modules and the possibility of steering the computations through parameter changes.1787202engComputed tomographyMetal-matrix compositesProblem Solving EnvironmentGeneral Materials ScienceCondensed Matter PhysicsMechanics of MaterialsMechanical Engineeringjournal article10.1016/j.mlblux.2020.100046https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85083486028