1. Industrial use of conglomerate from the Kayranlik Mountains, Turkey.
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Yasar, E. and Tolgay, A.
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CONGLOMERATE , *CONSTRUCTION industry , *STRENGTH of materials , *BUILDING material standards , *MECHANICAL behavior of materials , *LANDSCAPE architecture , *TENSILE architecture , *ABSORPTION - Abstract
The Kayranlik Mountain (Goksun) in Kahramanmaras is a rich resource of an attractive conglomerate with many uses in the construction industry including blocks, shaped stones, pavement, sidewalks and landscape architecture. The paper reports a study to assess their compliance with the relevant Turkish and European Standards and provides correlations between the uniaxial compressive strength, flexural strength, Brazilian tensile strength, water absorption, abrasion and density. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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