AMS, ultrasonic P-wave velocity and rock strength analysis in quartzites devoid of mesoscopic foliations - implications for rock mechanics studies

Tectonophysics

Volumn 494, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 191-200

  Vishnu, C S ^a   Mamtani, Manish A ^a   Basu, Arindam ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility; Foliations; P wave velocity; Quartzite; Rock mechanics; Rock strength

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY OF MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; FOLIATIONS; P-WAVE VELOCITY; QUARTZITE; ROCK STRENGTH;

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MAGNETISM; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; SEISMIC WAVES; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS; ULTRASONICS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FOLIATION; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; P-WAVE; QUARTZITE; ROCK MECHANICS; STRENGTH; TESTING METHOD; WAVE VELOCITY;

EID: 78049318023     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2010.09.017     Document Type: Article

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