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Basic geotechnical and mineralogical properties of the weathered Athenian Schist

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Basic Geotechnical and Mineralogical Properties of the Weathered Athenian Schist

This paper is concerned with a laboratory study carried out on samples of weathered Athenian Schists. Disturbed samples collected from the foundation base level in nine working sites located in the central area of Athens.

These samples were chemically and mineralogically analysed and subjected to laboratory tests to determine their basic geotechnical properties.

Test results allowed for a correlation between mineralogy and drained shear strength for aggregates of various particle size.

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Grundlegende ingenieurgeologische und mineralogische Eigenschaften des verwitterten Schiefers von Athen

Das Objekt dieser Publikation ist ein Studium der Proben des verwitterten Athenischen Schiefers (im Laboratorium). Gestörte Proben wurden auf Fundamentebene an neun Baustellen im Zentrum von Athen entnommen.

Diese Proben wurden chemisch und mineralogisch untersucht, und außerdem auf ihre geotechnischen Eigenschaften untersucht.

Die Testergebnisse haben es ermöglicht, Zusammenhänge zwischen Mineralogie und Scherfestigkeit des Athenischen Schiefers für getrocknete Proben von verschiedener Korngröße aufzuzeigen.

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Etude Géotechnique et Minéralogique de Schiste Athénien altéré

Le présent exposé concerne les résultats d'une étude de laboratoire, faite sur neuf échantillons de schiste Athénien, altéré qui ont été assemblés d'un plan de fondation de différentes oeuvres techniques à Athènes.

Ces échantillons ont subi un traitement chimique et une étude minéralogique approfondie, ainsi que des test de laboratoire dans le but de définir les propriétés géotechniques de base.

Les résultats ont montré une corrélation entre la composition minéralogique et la résistance au cisaillement drainé pour des agrégats de différentes grosseurs de grain.

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Myrianthis, M.L., Leach, B. Basic geotechnical and mineralogical properties of the weathered Athenian Schist. Rock Mechanics 10, 151–164 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01387298

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