Determination of Schmidt rebound hardness consistency in granite

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 833-837

  Amaral, P M ^a   Guerra Rosa, L ^a   Cruz Fernandes, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABRASIVES; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULI; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HARDNESS TESTING; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; ROCK MECHANICS; STATISTICAL METHODS; SURFACE TESTING; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

RELATIVE INDEX; ROCKWELL HARDNESS MEASUREMENT; SCHMIDT HAMMER; SCHMIDT REBOUND HARDNESS CONSISTENCY;

GRANITE;

ABRASION; BUILDING STONE; GRANITE; HARDNESS; TESTING METHOD;

EID: 0033197481     PISSN: 01489062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0148-9062(99)00040-6     Document Type: Article

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