Influence of sedimentary environments on mechanical properties of clastic rocks

Environmental Geology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 113-120

  Meng, Zhaoping ^a   Zhang, Jincai ^b   Peng, Suping ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Knowledge Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Clastic rock; Content of clasts; Grain size; Lithology; Mechanical property

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DEFORMATION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; LITHOLOGY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SEDIMENTATION;

CHINA; CLASTIC GRAINS; CLASTIC ROCK; CONTENT OF CLASTS;

ROCK MECHANICS;

CLASTIC ROCK; COAL; CONFINING PRESSURE; GRAIN SIZE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; OPTICAL PROPERTY; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33748689328     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-006-0309-y     Document Type: Article

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