The kinetic response of rock to water vapour

Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 179-189

  Butenuth, Christine ^a   Hamm, Torolf ^b   de Freitas, Michael H ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b STATS Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chilmark stone; Kinetic responses; Petrophysical descriptions; Specific surface area; Tisbury stone; Water vapour

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; KINETIC THEORY; ROCKS; VAPORS; WATER;

KINETIC RESPONSE; WATER VAPORS;

GEOLOGY;

KINETICS; ROCK MECHANICS; WATER CONTENT; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 4344568573     PISSN: 14359529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10064-004-0241-x     Document Type: Article

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