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The relationships among different abrasion tests on deteriorated and undeteriorated rocks

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In ancient times, the most widely used rocks, especially in construction of roads and monuments, were sedimentary and magmatic rocks. Natural stones used in the buildings and historical monuments are subjected to atmospheric effects such as freeze-thaw, salt crystalisation and wetting and drying cycles which accelerates abrasion. Therefore, wear resistance of natural stone materials is important for selection of suitable materials in engineering projects. In order to investigate the effect of deterioration on abrasion properties of natural rock samples, three different abrasion tests (Böhme abrasion (BA), wide wheel abrasion (WWA) and aggregate impact value (AIV)) were applied to undeteriorated and artificially deteriorated (samples were subjected to accelerated weathering tests (AWT)) natural rock samples in this study. For the first time, the relationship between AIV-WWA and BA-AIV tests was experimentally investigated. Consequently, the relationships among BA-WWA, BA-AIV and AIV-WWA values were examined, the empirical formulas showing these relationships were developed and high correlations (R2 > 0.80) were obtained. Finally, an abrasion class was proposed using classification of WWA for determining BA and AIV of natural rock samples in this study.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank to Geological Engineer Mesut BOR (MSc), Dr. İsmail Akkaya and Dr. Vural Oyan considering their support during different stages of this study. Prof. Dr. Mücip Tapan is gratefully acknowledged for his review on the use of English.

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The Scientific Research Projects Office of Van Yüzüncü Yıl University (FLY-2017-6449) financially supported this study.

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  1. Department of Geological Engineering, Van Yuzuncu Yil University, 65080, Van, Turkey

    Ali Özvan

  2. Graduate School of Natural and Applied Science, Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, Van, Turkey

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Özvan, A., Direk, N. The relationships among different abrasion tests on deteriorated and undeteriorated rocks. Bull Eng Geol Environ 80, 1745–1756 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-020-02041-0

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