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http://dx.doi.org/10.14481/jkges.2016.17.5.17

Evaluation about Weathering Characteristics of Granite at Sangju Area  

Kang, Changwoo (Department of Civil Engineering, Chungbuk National University)
Kim, Bongsu (Department of Civil Engineering, Chungbuk National University)
Son, Kwangrok (NANO-GEO ENC Co. Ltd.)
Bae, Wooseok (NANO-GEO ENC Co. Ltd.)
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Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society / v.17, no.5, 2016 , pp. 17-25 More about this Journal
Abstract
The rocks exposed on the surface undergo expedite weathering process due to the effects of climatic process, etc. and the weathering process changes the properties of minerals, thereby lowering the stability of rocks. Therefore, it is important to examine the composition of minerals in order to investigate the resistance of rocks against weathering, which is performed by weathering sensitivity analysis. And microscopic flaking test was performed for the bored samples in this study and the composition of minerals that are vulnerable to weathering was measured through mode analysis. The lithological and mineralogical weathering factors were evaluated through this process. Furthermore, the degree of progress of weathering was identified by quantitatively measuring the actual mineral composition of rocks through X-Ray diffraction analysis and identifying the secondary minerals through observation with a scanning electron microscope. This analyzing the weathering sensitivity was analyzed to be capable of determining appropriate indicators that can determine weather resistance and predicting the weathering grade using chemical weathering speed.
Keywords
Weathering sensitivity; Mineral contents; X-Ray diffraction; Weathering grade;
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