While tunneling through Tertiary sandstones in Taiwan, tunnel squeezing occurred in some
of the sandstones (eg, Mucha Tunnel and Chungho Tunnel in northern Taiwan), but not in …

The slake durability test device was primarily designed for argillaceous rocks (clay-bearing)
such as shale, claystone mudstone, and marl by Franklin and Chandra (Franklin JA …

Building stones, particularly sandstone and granite, are very important in the building
elements of Portugal's historical and cultural heritage. Experimental research, based on …

The slake-durability test is one of vital test method used in engineering geological studies for
evaluating resistant of rocks against wetting–drying cycles in humid environments. The …

Sandstone building stones are important in the building elements of Portuguese
monuments, particularly in the western and southern regions. Alveolization due to salt …

Aggregates are essential in the production of composite building materials and their
properties and characteristics influence the performance of these materials in use …

In this paper, eight samples of different granitic rocks were selected from the Borujerd area
in Lorestan Province, western Iran. Petrographic studies were performed, and some of their …

In the literature on rock mechanics several authors have proposed different constants and
empirical equations for the physical and mechanical properties of various rock types. This is …

Rocks exposed to atmospheric conditions are subjected to weathering processes driven by
numerous factors especially precipitation. The slaking behavior attributed to water-induced …

The effect of minéralogy on durability of 35 weak rock samples was Tesgate Samples were
obtained from six different sites with distinct lithologies that included 12 mudstones from two …