Ultrasonic wave velocities as a diagnostic tool for the quality assessment of marble

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 205, Issue , 2002, Pages 149-164

  Weiss, T ^a   Rasolofosaon, P N J ^b   Siegesmund, S ^a  

^a Geowissenschaftliches Zentrum Georg   (Germany)

^b IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING STONE; DEGRADATION; MARBLE; QUALITY CONTROL; TEXTURE; ULTRASONICS; WEATHERING;

EID: 12244304889     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2002.205.01.12     Document Type: Article

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