A study of the weathering of the Seremban granite

Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 14 D, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Ghiasi, Vahed ^a   Omar, Husaini ^a   Huat, Bujang K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Compressive strength; Engineering parameters; Modulus of elasticity; Weathered granite

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING PARAMETERS; MALAYSIA; MODULUS OF ELASTICITY; UNIAXIAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTHS; WEATHERED GRANITE; WEATHERING GRADES; WEATHERING PROFILES;

ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; ENGINEERING EXHIBITIONS; EROSION; GRANITE; WEATHERING;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTICITY; GRANITE; ROCK MECHANICS; WEATHERING;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; NEGERI SEMBILAN; SEREMBAN; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 65549141584     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10893032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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