The Relationship Between P-Wave Velocity and Slake Durability Index

Abstract

Many manmade structures such as tunnels, roads, bridges, dams, power plants, etc. have Keywords: P waves, Longitudinal waves, Empirical relationship, Velocity of waves, Rock, Slake durability index. Contribution/ OriginalityThis study is one of very few studies which have investigated the relationship between the sound velocity and slake durability index. This study documents that slake durability index can be estimated with a high level of accuracy by using the proposed equation.

Statistical Analyses and Geotechnical Evaluation of Nubia Sandstone, Golden Triangle Area, Egypt

“…Therefore, indirect non-destructive tests are frequently employed to obtain empirical equations to estimate the mechanical properties of rocks (Minaeian & Ahangari, 2013). Ultrasonic P-wave velocity (UPV) test for example is one of the essential non-destructive tests, which is employed to investigate some properties of rocks, such as degree of rock weathering (Schmidt, 1951), tensile strength (Hosseini & Shirin, 2015), UCS (Kurtulus et al, 2018), elastic properties (Abdullah et al, 2019), slake durability index (Hosseini, 2016), and the physical properties of rocks (Kurtuluş et al, 2016).…”