Irregular silica cementation in sandstones and its implication on the usability as building stone

Engineering Geology

Volumn 115, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 167-174

  Nespereira, José ^a   Blanco, José A ^b   Yenes, Mariano ^b   Pereira, Dolores ^b  

^a Investigación y Control de Calidad S A INCOSA Parque Tecnológico de Boecillo   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Palaeocene sandstones; Petrographic features; Salamanca; Silica cementation; Spain

Indexed keywords

15TH CENTURY; BUILDING STONE; CEMENT CONTENT; HERITAGE SITES; IRREGULAR SILICA; PALAEOCENE SANDSTONES; PETROGRAPHIC FEATURES; SALAMANCA; SPAIN; UNI-AXIAL COMPRESSION; WET CONDITIONS;

CEMENTING (SHAFTS); CEMENTS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SANDSTONE; SILICA;

WEATHERING;

CEMENTATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PALEOCENE; PETROGRAPHY; SANDSTONE; SILICA;

CASTILLA Y LEON; SALAMANCA [CASTILLA Y LEON]; SPAIN;

EID: 77956438362     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2009.08.006     Document Type: Article

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