Engineering geological and petrographic characterization of migmatites belonging to the Calabria-Peloritani Orogen (Southern Italy)

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1143-1160

  Pappalardo, G ^a   Punturo, R ^a   Mineo, S ^b   Ortolano, G ^a   Castelli, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c KORE UNIVERSITY OF ENNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Laboratory test; Migmatite; Mode of failure; Petrofabric; Petrophysical properties; Uniaxial compressive strength

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTICITY; SAFETY ENGINEERING; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION);

LABORATORY TEST; MIGMATITE; MODE OF FAILURES; PETROFABRICS; PETROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; UNIAXIAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

ROCKS;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; LABORATORY METHOD; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MIGMATITE; MINERALOGY; PETROFABRIC; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLOGY; TUNNELING; UNIAXIAL STRENGTH;

CALABRIA; ITALY;

EID: 84938718021     PISSN: 07232632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00603-015-0808-9     Document Type: Article

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