Evaluation of rock property variability

AE Aladejare, Y Wang - … : Assessment and Management of Risk for …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Rocks are natural geo-materials, whose properties are affected by many spatially-varying
factors, such as the properties of their parent materials, weathering processes, and …

Generic transformation models for some intact rock properties

J Ching, KH Li, KK Phoon… - Canadian Geotechnical …, 2018 - cdnsciencepub.com
A global intact rock database of nine parameters, including uniaxial compressive strength
and Young's modulus, is compiled from 184 studies. This database, labeled as …

A characterisation study of ignimbrites of Tenerife Island employed as building stone

JA Valido, JM Cáceres, L Sousa - Environmental Earth Sciences, 2023 - Springer
The objective of this study is to evaluate the petrophysical properties of four ignimbrites
employed as dimension stones. The natural stone under study is produced in Tenerife …

Discontinuity modelling and rock block geometry identification to optimize production in dimension stone quarries

R Yarahmadi, R Bagherpour, SG Taherian… - Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
Evaluating the reserves of commercial blocks in dimension stone quarries requires
determining in situ block geometry. Furthermore, to extract blocks, the planes need to be cut …

Evaluation of building and dimension stone using physico-mechanical and petrographic properties: a case study from the Kohistan and Ladakh batholith, Northern …

I Ahmed, M Basharat, L Sousa, MS Mughal - Environmental Earth …, 2021 - Springer
This study evaluates the geotechnical characteristics of granite from the Kohistan and
Ladakh batholiths of Gilgit and surrounding areas (Pakistan). For this purpose, 27 rock …

Building stone evaluation—A case study of the sub-Himalayas, Muzaffarabad region, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan

S Mustafa, MA Khan, MR Khan, LMO Sousa… - Engineering …, 2016 - Elsevier
Building stone is one of the oldest material used in construction. The present study
evaluated the physical and mechanical characteristics of dolomite, limestone and sandstone …

Potential of natural and recycled concrete aggregate mixtures for use in pavement structures

O Đokić, A Radević, D Zakić, B Đokić - Minerals, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study investigates the feasibility of using recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) as a
partial substitution of natural aggregate in pavement engineering. Despite RCA's good …

A method to determine the relative importance of geological parameters that control the hydraulic erodibility of rock

L Boumaiza, A Saeidi, M Quirion - Quarterly Journal of …, 2021 - lyellcollection.org
The most common methods used to evaluate the potential hydraulic erosion of rock are
index-based methods, which correlate the force of flowing water and the capacity of a rock to …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical properties of ignimbrites of Tenerife Island employed as building stone and their correlation with some physical properties

JA Valido, JM Cáceres, L Sousa - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The aim of this research work was to determine and analyse the mechanical properties of a
group of four varieties of ignimbrites, which are differentiated according to their colour …

The Influence of Petrographic Properties on Mechanical Characteristics and the Durability of the Greenschist Subjected to Simulated Weathering Tests

A Zalooli, M Khamehchiyan, MR Nikudel, R Fort… - Rock Mechanics and …, 2024 - Springer
Despite the wide use of greenschists as a building stone, few studies have been conducted
on their resistance to both physical and chemical weathering processes. The present study …