The microstructure and mineralogy of volcanic rocks is varied and complex, and their
mechanical behaviour is similarly varied and complex. This review summarises recent …

Volcanic tuffs naturally show a strong heterogeneity in their petrography and petrophysical
properties. The arrangement of the components in tuffs can create a very wide spectrum of …

Abstract The Xinhua Mountain Tunnel, which belongs to Zhangjiajie-Jishou-Huaihua
Highspeed Railway, encounters asymmetric large deformation when tunnelling through …

This research is a contribution to the mineralogical and physical–mechanical
characterisation of the ignimbrites from Arucas (Gran Canaria Island), used as building …

In this work the shielding capacity of three quarries widely used in the construction industry
in Mexico has been determined. The reported features include the mass interaction …

Many cultural heritage sites in Mexico have been built with volcanic tuff rocks from the
earliest Central American civilizations to the time of the Spanish conquest and up to the …

In this study, nine volcanic tuffs from Armenia, Germany and Mexico were treated with two
commercially available consolidants on base of silicic acid ester, as well as different …

Abstract The Neapolitan Yellow Tuff (hereafter NYT) is definitely the building material most
used in the historical architecture of Naples (Southern Italy) since Greek times. The high …

Abstract Neapolitan Yellow Tuff (NYT) has been used in construction in Naples (Italy) since
the Greeks founded the city—then called Neapolis—in the sixth century BCE. We investigate …

The shielding characteristics of quarry tuff (cantera) against photons and 241 AmBe
neutrons, were determined. The effective atomic number of cantera, the Exposure and the …