Pore structure characterization in rock salt

Engineering Geology

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 17-30

  De Las Cuevas, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fractals; Gas adsorption; Mercury porosimetry; Porosity; Rock salt

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; CLAY MINERALS; GAS ADSORPTION; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; POROSITY; SALT DEPOSITS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

MERCURY POROSIMETRY; PORES; ROCK SALT;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY;

FRACTAL GEOMETRY; PORE STRUCTURE; POROSIMETRY; ROCK SALT;

EID: 0031208082     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0013-7952(96)00116-0     Document Type: Article

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