Implication of Petrography and Geochemistry on Engineering Properties of Building Stones

Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rocks. They usually have medium to coarse grained texture. It is commonly used as dimensional stone. The quality of a dimensional stone depends of its aesthetic look, eleganceand the other characteristics, like absence of cl...

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Main Authors: T, Subramani, S, Srinivasalu, Nagarajan, Ramasamy
Format: Journal Article
Published: World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (WASET) 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19104