Rock porosity determinations using particle densities measured in different fluids

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 310-315

  Passas, N ^a   Butenuth, C ^a   De Freitas, M H ^a   Bunatova, V ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Measurement; Particle density; Porosity

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DENSITY MEASUREMENT (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PERMEAMETERS (MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY); POROSITY; SILICATES; STORAGE (MATERIALS);

ORGANIC FLUIDS; ROCK POROSITY DETERMINATION; SILICATE PARTICLE DENSITY;

ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 0030230945     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/gtj10357j     Document Type: Article

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