Influence of the Mineralogical Composition and Textural Properties on the Quality of Coarse Aggregates

Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 144-150

  Miskovsky, K ^a   Taborda Duarte, M ^a   Kou, S Q ^a   Lindqvist, P A ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aggregates rock material; Image analysis of microscopic images; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; GRANITE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICA; MICROCRACKS; PETROGRAPHY; ROCKS;

AGGREGATES ROCK MATERIAL; FRAGMENTATION PROCESSES; IMAGE ANALYSIS OF MICROSCOPIC IMAGES; MINEROLOGICAL COMPOSITION; MINING INDUSTRY;

AGGREGATES;

EID: 2142643352     PISSN: 10599495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1361/10599490418334     Document Type: Article

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