Influence of pore system characteristics on limestone vulnerability: A laboratory study

Environmental Geology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1271-1281

  Cultrone, G ^a   Russo, L G ^b   Calabro C ^b   Urosevic M ^a   Pezzino, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crystallization pressure; Durability; Limestones; Pore system

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; DURABILITY; PORE SIZE; QUARRYING; ULTRASONICS;

CRYSTALLIZATION PRESSURE; PETROPHYSICAL POINTS; PORE SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS; ULTRASOUND MEASUREMENTS;

LIMESTONE;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; CRYSTALLIZATION; DURABILITY; EVAPORATION; LABORATORY METHOD; LIMESTONE; MIOCENE; OLIGOCENE; PETROGRAPHY; ULTRASONICS; VULNERABILITY; WEATHERING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 43149113435     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-007-0909-1     Document Type: Article

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