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The freeze-thaw (F-T) induced deterioration in rocks affects their durability, leading to various landslides, rockslides, and avalanches. The study focuses on estimating loss in rock strength using mineralogical properties under the influence of multiple FT cycles. The rock samples were collected from F-T affected north Indian Himalayan region. The rock specimens were subjected to multiple F-T conditioning (0th, 10th, 20th and 30th F-T cycles). The mineralogical properties (such as mineralogical indices and textural indices) and mechanical properties (such as uniaxial compressive strength; UCS and Brazilian tensile strength; BTS) were calculated before and after F-T conditioning. A correlation was developed among the various strength properties and mineralogical properties. The result shows a strong relationship between the UCS and BTS with mean grain size. Further, results were used to develop a mathematical model, based on mineralogical parameter and decay function, to predict the rock strength under the influence of multiple F-T cycles.
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Verma, A.K., Sardana, S. & Jaiswal, A. Study of Freeze-thaw Induced Damage Characteristic for Himalayan Schist. J Geol Soc India 99, 390–396 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-023-2322-0
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