Patterns of damage in igneous and sedimentary rocks under conditions simulating sea-salt weathering

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-14

  Cardell, C ^a   Rivas, T ^b   Mosquera, M J ^c   Birginie, J M ^d   Moropoulou, A ^e   Brieto, B ^b   Silva, B ^b   Van Grieken, R ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^d Lab Civ Maritime Construction IUT   (France)

^e NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Ageing tests; Calcareous rocks; Granitic rocks; Pore structure; Sea salt weathering

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; PORE SIZE; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; WEATHERING;

CALCAREOUS ROCKS;

IGNEOUS ROCKS;

AGING; COASTAL ZONE; GRANITE; MICROSTRUCTURE; SEA SALT; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; WEATHERING;

EID: 0037278541     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.408     Document Type: Article

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