Study on the geological and engineering aspects of anhydrite/gypsum transition in the Arabian Gulf coastal deposits

Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 177-185

  Azam, Shahid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anhydrite; Calcium sulphate; Compressibility; Gypsum; Swelling

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPRESSIBILITY OF SOLIDS; GYPSUM; MINERALOGY; MORPHOLOGY; SOILS; SULFATE MINERALS; SWELLING;

ANHYDRITE; CALCIUM SULPHATE; COASTAL DEPOSITS; SOIL FORMATIONS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ALKALINE ENVIRONMENT; ANHYDRITE; COASTAL SEDIMENT; COMPRESSIBILITY; GYPSUM; OEDOMETER TEST; SWELLING;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; PERSIAN GULF;

EID: 34247554420     PISSN: 14359529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10064-006-0053-2     Document Type: Article

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