The influence of fabric and water content on selected rock mechanical parameters of travertine, examples from Hungary

Engineering Geology

Volumn 115, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 237-245

  Torok A ^a   Vasarhelyi B ^b  

^a BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Travertine; Ultrasonic wave; Uniaxial compressive strength; Water saturation

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVE POROSITY; HUNGARIANS; HUNGARY; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; LINEAR CORRELATION; LOW POROSITY; MECHANICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; NON-DESTRUCTIVE TEST; PETROPHYSICAL; ROCK MECHANICAL PARAMETERS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAVERTINE; ULTRASONIC PULSE VELOCITY; ULTRASONIC WAVE VELOCITY; UNIAXIAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; WATER SATURATED SPECIMENS; WATER SATURATION;

CORRELATION METHODS; DURABILITY; FABRICS; LAMINATING; LIGHT VELOCITY; LIMESTONE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; POROSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL TESTS; ULTRASONIC WAVES; ULTRASONICS; WATER CONTENT; WAVE PROPAGATION;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DURABILITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; ROCK MECHANICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAVERTINE; UNIAXIAL STRENGTH;

EID: 77956423146     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2010.01.005     Document Type: Article

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