Influence of weathering on the engineering properties of Harsit granitic rocks (NE Turkey)

Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 97-104

  Ceryan, Sener ^a   Tudes, Sule ^b   Ceryan, Nurcihan ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Engineering properties; Granitic rocks; NE Turkey; P wave velocity; Weathering; Weathering indices

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; LEACHING; MINERALOGY; WEATHERING;

ENGINEERING PROPERTY; WEATHERING INDEX;

GRANITE;

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DRY DENSITY; GRANITE; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; LEACHING; MINERAL; OXIDE; P-WAVE; ROCK MECHANICS; VOLUME; WAVE VELOCITY;

BLACK SEA COAST [TURKEY]; EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 39149143054     PISSN: 14359529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10064-007-0115-0     Document Type: Article

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