Index properties and strength variation controlled by microstructure for sedimentary rocks

Engineering Geology

Volumn 97, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 80-90

  Sabatakakis, N ^a   Koukis, G ^a   Tsiambaos, G ^b   Papanakli, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Index properties; Rock laboratory testing; Rock strength; Sedimentary rocks; Triaxial compressive strength; Uniaxial compressive strength

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; MICROSTRUCTURE; MINERALOGY; PETROGRAPHY; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

INDEX PROPERTY; MINERAL COMPOSITION; TRIAXIAL COMPRESSION;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

CLASTIC ROCK; COMPRESSION; ESTIMATION METHOD; LABORATORY METHOD; LOADING; POROSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROCK MICROSTRUCTURE; STRENGTH; TRIAXIAL TEST; UNIAXIAL TEST;

EID: 39549108100     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2007.12.004     Document Type: Article

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