Fabric, porosity and water permeability of calcarenites from Apulia (SE Italy) used as building and ornamental stone

Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 77-84

  Andriani, G F ^a   Walsh, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alteration; Calcar nite; Perm abilit ; Porosim trie au mercure; Texture

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PORE SIZE; POROSITY;

ORNAMENTAL STONES;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY;

BUILDING STONE; CALCARENITE; PERMEABILITY; PORE SPACE; POROSITY; TEXTURE; WEATHERING;

APULIA; ITALY; MURGE PLATEAU;

EID: 0038743206     PISSN: 14359529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10064-002-0174-1     Document Type: Article

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