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Ultrasound Study of Limestone Rock Physical and Mechanical Properties

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Regressive analysis was used to determine empirical correlations between the velocity of an elastic P-wave (compressional pulse) and a number of physical, strength, and deformation characteristics of limestone rock collected at quarries in Turkey. The results may be used to determine the properties of limestone rock formations for engineering purposes.

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Translated from Osnovaniya, Fundamenty i Mekhanika Gruntov, No. 6, pp. 27-31, November-December, 2015.

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Kurtulus, C., CakIr, S. & Yoğurtcuoğlu, A.C. Ultrasound Study of Limestone Rock Physical and Mechanical Properties. Soil Mech Found Eng 52, 348–354 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11204-016-9352-1

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