Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Construction and Building Materials, cilt.439, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
The slake durability test is one of the most common laboratory tests used to predict the durability of rocks against disintegration. In literature, a lot of studies have reported a series of disadvantages that occur on the slake durability test. However, there are not enough numbers of studies written about the difficulties of preparing rock lump samples according to the current standards of International Society for Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (ISRM). Therefore, in regard of overcoming the difficulties encountered during sampling process of slake durability test, this study aims to investigate the effects of the sample's shape and size on the slake durability test and develop a new sampling method that is both simple and efficient for the test conductors through the obtained data. In this study, the six different rock types including three types of volcanic tuffs, weathered andesite, micrite limestone and clayey limestone were used to carry out the slake durability test with the samples prepared in rounded lump, aggregate and disc shapes. The correlations based on the slake durability test results of the sample's different shapes and sizes reveal that there is a correspondence notably between slake durability indices obtained from the standard and aggregate samples.