The effect of rock moisture on Schmidt hammer rebound: Tests on rock samples from Marion Island and South Africa

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1137-1142

  Sumner, Paul ^a   Nel, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Rock moisture content; Schmidt hammer; Weathering

Indexed keywords

BASALT; MOISTURE; SANDSTONE; WEATHERING;

QUARTIZITE BLOCKS;

ROCKS;

HARDNESS; MOISTURE CONTENT; ROCK MECHANICS; TESTING METHOD; WEATHERING;

EID: 0036736115     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.402     Document Type: Article

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