Relationship between unconfined compressive strength and degree of saturation for selected sandstones

Environmental and Engineering Geoscience

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-40

  Shakoor, Abdul ^a   Barefield, Edward H ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHAEL BAKER JR INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Degree of saturation; Index engineering properties; Petrographic characteristics; Statistical analysis; Unconfined compressive strength

Indexed keywords

DEGREE OF SATURATION; INDEX ENGINEERING PROPERTIES; PETROGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNCONFINED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

ABSORPTION; CEMENTS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SANDSTONE; STATISTICAL METHODS; SUPERSATURATION;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; LABORATORY METHOD; MOISTURE CONTENT; PETROGRAPHY; POROSITY; ROCK MECHANICS; SANDSTONE; SATURATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62949142136     PISSN: 10787275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gseegeosci.15.1.29     Document Type: Article

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