Determination of discontinuities in marble blocks via a nondestructive ultrasonic technique

ONUR A. H., Bakrac S.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MINERALS METALLURGY AND MATERIALS, cilt.16, sa.5, ss.487-493, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s1674-4799(09)60085-6
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MINERALS METALLURGY AND MATERIALS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.487-493
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: nondestructive test, marble, discontinuity, ultrasonic wave
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Miners working in the marble industry have always been interested in identifying structural weaknesses in marble blocks before they are transported to marble processing plants. To achieve this difficult task, several simple methods have been developed among miners but observation-based methods do not consistently provide satisfactory results. A nondestructive method developed for testing concrete could be used for this purpose. In this study, this simple method based on differences in ultrasonic wave propagation in different materials was presented, and the test results performed both in the laboratory and a marble quarry were discussed.