Thermal stress in the Apuan marbles: Relationship between microstructure and petrophysical characteristics

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 128-137

  Cantisani, Emma ^a   Pecchioni, Elena ^a   Fratini, Fabio ^b   Garzonio, Carlo Alberto ^a   Malesani, Piergiorgio ^a   Molli, Giancarlo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Marble; Microstructure; Petrophysical characteristics; Thermal stress

Indexed keywords

GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MARBLE; PORE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL CYCLING; THERMAL STRESS; WATER ABSORPTION;

ACCELERATED AGEING; COARSE-GRAINED; FINE GRAINED; GRAIN-BOUNDARIES; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; OPEN POROSITY; PETROPHYSICAL; PETROPHYSICAL CHARACTERISTIC; PETROPHYSICAL PARAMETERS; THERMAL-CYCLING;

MICROSTRUCTURE;

GRAIN BOUNDARY; MARBLE; MICROSTRUCTURE; POROSITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 57649238601     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2008.06.005     Document Type: Article

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