The influence of mineralogical textural and chemical characteristics on the durability of selected sandstones in Istanbul, Turkey

Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 185-190

  Tugrul A ^a   Zarif, I H ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Effective porosity; Sandstones; Slake durability; Strength; Weathering

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347033312     PISSN: 14359529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100640050034     Document Type: Article

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