Physical deterioration of sedimentary rocks subjected to experimental freeze-thaw weathering

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1295-1307

  Nicholson, Dawn T ^a   Nicholson, Frank H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deterioration; Experimental freeze thaw; Rock flaws; Sedimentary rocks

Indexed keywords

FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; MODELING; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; TEXTURE; WEATHERING;

EID: 0033657613     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1096-9837(200011)25:12<1295::AID-ESP138>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Conference Paper

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