CHEMICAL SOUNDNESS TEST ON CARBONIFEROUS LIMESTONE SAMPLES FROM THE BRISTOL AREA

Soundness tests using sodium sulphate and magnesium sulphate solutions on seven lithologies from the Carboniferous limestone of the Bristol area are reported. The loss percentage from the two solutions is notably different. The factors which affect this variation are considered. The results stress the differing behaviour of the main limestone groups and indicate the danger of using the single word "linestone" and assuming it has a single set of properties. (Author/TRRL)

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  GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

  BURLINGTON HOUSE, PICCADILLY
  LONDON,   United Kingdom  W1V 0JU
• Authors:
  • Al-Jassar, S A
  • HAWKINS, A B
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 351-355
• Serial:
  • QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING GEOLOGY
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
  • ISSN: 0481-2085

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Carbonate rocks; Durability; Limestone; Lithologic composition; Magnesium compounds; Properties of materials; Sodium; Sodium sulfate test; Soils; Soundness test; Sulfates; Tests; Variables; Weathering
• Uncontrolled Terms: Magnesium sulfate; Soil properties
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Carbonaceous rocks
• ITRD Terms: 5910: Durability; 4131: Limestone; 7197: Sodium; 7310: Sulphate; 6255: Test; 8119: United Kingdom; 9086: Variability; 5281: Weathering
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; I43: Rock Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00395533
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1985 12:00AM