Characterisation of monzogranitic batholiths as a supply source for heritage construction in the northwest of Madrid

Engineering Geology

Volumn 115, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 149-157

  Fort, Rafael ^a   Alvarez de Buergo, Monica ^a   Perez Monserrat, Elena ^a   Varas, Maria Jose ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Granites; Provenance quarries; Schmidt hammer; Stone heritage; Ultrasonic velocity; Weathering

Indexed keywords

BUILDING STONE; BUILT HERITAGE; CHARACTERISATION; DECAY PROCESS; FIRST CONSTRUCTIONS; GRANITOIDS; LEUCOGRANITES; MADRID , SPAIN; MONZOGRANITE; NON-DESTRUCTIVE TECHNIQUE; PROVENANCE QUARRIES; SCHMIDT HAMMER; SCHMIDT HAMMER TECHNIQUE; STONE HERITAGE; SUPPLY SOURCES; WATER SATURATIONS;

BUILDING MATERIALS; GRANITE; HAMMERS; SOIL MECHANICS; TOOLS; ULTRASONIC TESTING; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; ULTRASONICS; WEATHERING;

QUARRIES;

BUILDING STONE; GRANITE; GRANITOID; MONUMENT; POROSITY; PROVENANCE; QUARRY; WEATHERING;

MADRID [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

EID: 77956425320     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2009.09.001     Document Type: Article

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