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2022-05-11

The effects of water acidity and engineering properties on rock durability

Efectos de la acidez del agua y las propiedades ingenieriles en la durabilidad de la roca

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https://doi.org/10.15446/esrj.v26n1.76468

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Rock, Physical properties, Mechanical properties, Slake-durability, pH (en)
Rocas; propiedades físicas; propiedades mecánicas; índice de durabilidad; (es)

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Fifteen sedimentary rock samples of four rock types including sandstone, limestone, travertine and conglomerate were collected from Damghan area, northern Iran. Mineralogical studies and laboratory experiments were performed to assess physical properties, Schmidt hardness, P-wave velocity, slake-durability index, uniaxial compressive, point load, Brazilian tensile and block punch strengths of the rocks. The studied rock samples are mainly composed of quartz, calcite and dolomite with different textures. The slake-durability test was carried out up to ten cycles in fluids with different pH. The utilized test fluids were natural water with pH of 7 and sulfuric acid solutions with pH of 5.5 and 4. Based on the results, the slake-durability index is affected by pH of the test fluids. Also, the different rock types had distinctive slaking behaviors. Decreasing rate of slake-durability index at initial cycles is higher than the end cycles the same as weight loss rate of the specimens. Regression analyses showed that the evaluated parameters are correlated to the slake-durability index. In other words, the slake-durability index of the studied rock samples is greatly affected by their mineral composition, texture, physical properties such as porosity and closely related to strength parameters of the rocks. This led to extraction of empirical equations for determining essential characteristics of the rocks from the slake-durability index.

Para este trabajo se recolectaron quince muestras tipo sedimentarias de cuatro clases de rocas, donde se incluyen areniscas, calizas, travertinos y conglomerados, en el área Damghan, en el norte de Irán. Estudios mineralógicos y experimentos de laboratorio se realizaron para medir las propiedades físicas de las rocas, el índice de dureza de Schmidt, la onda de presión, el índice de durabilidad, el de compresión uniaxial, el punto de carga, la prueba brasileña de tracción y la resistencia de golpe de bloque. Las muestras de roca estudiadas se componen principalmente de cuarzo, calcita y dolomita con diferentes texturas. El índice de durabilidad se realizó en diez ciclos con fluidos de diferente alcalinidad. Los fluidos utilizados para el índice fueron agua natural con pH de siete y soluciones de ácido sulfúrico con pH 5.5 y 4. Con base en los resultados, el índice de durabilidad se afecta por el pH de los fluidos del ensayo. También los tipos de las rocas tienen diferente comportamiento en la durabilidad. La caida en el índice de la durabilidad de los ciclos iniciales es mayor que en los ciclos finales. Los análisis de regresión muestran que los parámetros evaluados están correlacionados con el índice de durabilidad. En otras palabras, el índice de durabilidad de las muestras de rocas estudiadas está ampliamente afectado por su composición mineral, textura, y propiedades físicas como la porosidad, y está relacionado de cerca con los parámetros de resistencia de las rocas. Estos resultados preliminares condujeron al diseño de ecuaciones empíricas para determinar las características esenciales de las rocas en el índice de durabilidad.

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