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Volume 76, Issue 1

February 2017

Thematic Issue: Challenges to supply and quality of geomaterials used in construction (Pages 1-168); Original Papers (169-392)

Issue Editor:

R. Přikryl

30 articles in this issue

Constructional geomaterials: versatile earth resources in the service of humankind—introduction to the thematic set of papers on: challenges to supply and quality of geomaterials used in construction
R. Přikryl
Original Paper 29 November 2016 Pages: 1 - 9
New insights on the consolidation of salt weathered limestone: the case study of Modica stone
Silvestro A. Ruffolo
Mauro F. La Russa
Gino M. Crisci
Original Paper 12 August 2015 Pages: 11 - 20
Compositional characteristics and experimental burning of selected Lower Palaeozoic limestones from the Prague Basin (Barrandian area, Czech Republic) suitable for the production of natural hydraulic lime
Petr Kozlovcev
Richard Přikryl
Original Paper 15 April 2016 Pages: 21 - 37
Refinement of categorization and scaling of weathering-related damage to natural stone: case study on oolitic limestone from El-Shatbi Tombs (Egypt)
G. M. E. Kamh
S. Koltuk
Hosam Ismael
Original Paper 14 November 2016 Pages: 39 - 57
Investigating possible correlations between the porosimetry and insoluble residue content of Malta’s Lower Globigerina Limestone
T. Zammit
J. Cassar
Original Paper 31 December 2015 Pages: 59 - 70
Integrated ultrasonic, laser scanning and petrographical characterisation of carbonate building materials on an architectural structure of a historic building
Silvana Fais
Francesco Cuccuru
Maria G. Bianchi
Original Paper 03 November 2015 Pages: 71 - 84
Relationship between polished stone value (PSV) and Nordic abrasion value (A _N) of volcanic rocks
K. Krutilová
R. Přikryl
Original Paper 05 November 2015 Pages: 85 - 99
Nanostructured TiO₂ for stone coating: assessing compatibility with basic stone’s properties and photocatalytic effectiveness
Mariateresa Lettieri
Angela Calia
Raymond J. Phaneuf
Original Paper 26 November 2015 Pages: 101 - 114
The behaviour of consolidated Neapolitan yellow Tuff against salt weathering
Mauro F. La Russa
Silvestro A. Ruffolo
Gino M. Crisci
Original Paper 11 April 2016 Pages: 115 - 124
Soil mineralogical composition effects on the durability of adobe blocks from the Huambo region, Angola
Isabel Duarte
Elsa Pedro
António Pinho
Original Paper 14 October 2015 Pages: 125 - 132
Quantitative assessment of alkali silica reaction potential of quartz-rich aggregates: comparison of chemical test and accelerated mortar bar test improved by SEM-PIA
Šárka Šachlová
Aneta Kuchařová
Michaela Fridrichová
Original Paper 26 October 2015 Pages: 133 - 144
Combination of chemical indices and physical properties in the assessment of weathering grades of sillimanite-garnet gneiss in tropical environment
D. T. Udagedara
C. T. Oguchi
A. A. J. K. Gunatilake
Original Paper 11 April 2016 Pages: 145 - 157
Failure mechanisms of repair mortar stone interface assessed by pull-off strength tests
Balázs Szemerey-Kiss
Ákos Török
Original Paper 03 November 2016 Pages: 159 - 167
Effect of chemical erosion and freeze–thaw cycling on the physical and mechanical characteristics of granites
Jing Ni
You-Liang Chen
Rafig Azzam
Original Paper 07 May 2016 Pages: 169 - 179
A novel physico-mechanical parameter for estimating the mechanical strength of travertines after a freeze–thaw test
Amin Jamshidi
Mohammad Reza Nikudel
Mashalah Khamehchiyan
Original Paper 05 April 2016 Pages: 181 - 190
Effect of sedimentary facies and geological properties on thermal conductivity of Pleistocene volcanic sediments in Tokyo, central Japan
Takato Takemura
Minoru Sato
Ayako Funabiki
Original Paper Open access 25 February 2016 Pages: 191 - 203
Performance evaluation of existing surface excavation assessment methods on weathered sedimentary rock
Maybelle Liang
Edy Tonnizam Mohamad
Ma Chau-Khun
Original Paper 22 July 2015 Pages: 205 - 218
Brittle mechanical characteristics of hard rock exposed to moisture
Guoqing Chen
Tianbin Li
Yanke Wang
Original Paper 16 February 2016 Pages: 219 - 230
Rock bolt supporting factor: rock bolting capability of rock mass
Mohammad Mohammadi
Mohammad Farouq Hossaini
Heydar Bagloo
Original Paper Open access 19 December 2015 Pages: 231 - 239
An excavatability classification system for surface excavation in sedimentary rocks
Maybelle Liang
Edy Tonnizam Mohamad
Chau-Khun Ma
Original Paper 08 October 2015 Pages: 241 - 251
Relationships between the drilling rate index and physicomechanical rock properties
Mehmet Capik
Ali Osman Yilmaz
Serdar Yasar
Original Paper 24 December 2016 Pages: 253 - 261
Deformation and failure of a tunnel in the restraining bend of a strike–slip fault zone: an example from Hengshan Mountain, Shanxi Province, China
Daming Lin
Renmao Yuan
Wantong He
Original Paper 02 February 2016 Pages: 263 - 274
Comprehensive evaluation of excavation-damaged zones in the deep underground caverns of the Houziyan hydropower station, Southwest China
Nuwen Xu
Feng Dai
Diansen Yang
Original Paper 18 February 2016 Pages: 275 - 293
Some carbonate rock texture effects on mechanical behavior, based on Koohrang tunnel data, Iran
Rassoul Ajalloeian
Hadiseh Mansouri
Esmaeel Baradaran
Original Paper 07 March 2016 Pages: 295 - 307
A rational layout of double-row stabilizing piles for large-scale landslide control
Shiguo Xiao
Jinxiu Zeng
Yuping Yan
Original Paper 02 February 2016 Pages: 309 - 321
Model testing of the spatial–temporal evolution of a landslide failure
Junwei Ma
Huiming Tang
Mutasim A. M. Ez Eldin
Original Paper 21 April 2016 Pages: 323 - 339
Experimental study on the characteristics of a debris-flow drainage channel with an energy dissipation structure
Jiangang Chen
Xiaoqing Chen
Xiaojun Wang
Original Paper 25 February 2016 Pages: 341 - 351
Random field characterization of CPTU soil behavior type index of Jiangsu quaternary soil deposits
Guojun Cai
Haifeng Zou
Anand J. Puppala
Original Paper 04 February 2016 Pages: 353 - 369
Role of composition and fabric of Kuttanad clay: a geotechnical perspective
K. Suganya
P. V. Sivapullaiah
Original Paper 04 July 2016 Pages: 371 - 381
A new empirical equation proposed for the relationship between surface rupture length and the earthquake source parameters
A. Turgut
N. S. Isik
K. Ercin Kasapoglu
Original Paper 30 November 2016 Pages: 383 - 392

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