Evaluation of the influence of porosity on the engineering properties of volcanic rocks from the Eastern Black Sea Region: NE Turkey

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of apparent porosity on the engineering properties of volcanic rocks. Therefore, 22 volcanic rocks collected from the Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey were sampled and tested in the current study. Laboratory experiments involved the tests for...

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Published in:Arabian journal of geosciences 2015, Vol.8 (1), p.557-564
Main Authors: Karaman, Kadir, Kesimal, Ayhan
Format: Article
Language:English
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Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of apparent porosity on the engineering properties of volcanic rocks. Therefore, 22 volcanic rocks collected from the Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey were sampled and tested in the current study. Laboratory experiments involved the tests for uniaxial compressive strength (UCS), point load index (Is (50) ), P wave velocity ( V p ), apparent porosity ( n a (percent)), and dry unit weight ( γ dry ) of the rock samples. The same core sample for each rock type was used in these tests. The tested rocks with n a   1 % and n a   1 % and n a   1 %. Only a weak correlation ( R 2  = 0.4) was present between the V p dry and n a for the rock samples having n a  
ISSN:1866-7511
1866-7538
DOI:10.1007/s12517-013-1217-6