Weathering and decay of granitic rocks: Its relation to their pore network

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 555-560

  Inigo A C ^a,b   Vicente, M A ^a,b   Rives, V ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; DEGRADATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FREEZING; GAS ADSORPTION; NITROGEN; PORE SIZE; POROUS MATERIALS; THAWING; WEATHERING;

GELIFRACTION; THERMOCLASTY;

GRANITE;

EID: 0034274409     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6636(00)00027-2     Document Type: Article

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