Engineering aspects of limestone weathering in Istanbul, Turkey

Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 191-206

  Tugrul, A ^a   Zarif, I H ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Engineering properties; Index tests; Limestone; Weathering

Indexed keywords

EID: 9944246680     PISSN: 14359529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100640050075     Document Type: Article

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