Petrographic and engineering properties of sandstones from the Sneinton Formation, Nottinghamshire, England

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 5-19

  Bell, F G ^a   Culshaw, M G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deformation; Durability; Porosity; Sandstone; Strength

Indexed keywords

GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES; PETROGRAPHY; SANDSTONE; STUDENT'S T VALUE;

UK, ENGLAND, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE;

EID: 0031956792     PISSN: 04812085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.QJEG.1998.031.P1.02     Document Type: Article

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