In cold regions, freeze-thaw cycles are one of the most important agents affecting on the mechanical properties of stones and consequently their durability. Uniaxial compressive strength, Brazilian tensile strength and P-Wave velocity are among important mechanical properties in assessing the durability of the stones used in cold regions. As regards of determination these properties during the freeze-thaw cycles experiment is very time consuming and cumbersome, statistical relationships can be used to estimate the mechanical properties. In this study, a multivariate statistical model is presented for 15 samples of travertine, which can estimate uniaxial compressive strength, Brazilian tensile strength and P-Wave velocity in each cycle of the freeze-thaw experiment. In this model, mechanical properties after freeze-thaw cycles were considered to be the dependent variable that dependent on the variables of the initial mechanical properties, water absorption and the number of freeze-thaw cycle. The statistical tests results and also data from other researchers show that model presented is reasonably accurate in estimating uniaxial compressive strength, Brazilian tensile strength, P-Wave velocity and consequently their durability of the travertines in each cycle of the freeze-thaw experiment.
Jamshidi,A , Nikudel,M and Khamehchiyan,M . (2015). A Statistical Model to Estimate the Mechanical Properties of some Travertines under Freeze-thaw Cycles. Scientific Quarterly Journal of Geosciences, 24(95), 37-46. doi: 10.22071/gsj.2015.42147
MLA
Jamshidi,A , , Nikudel,M , and Khamehchiyan,M . "A Statistical Model to Estimate the Mechanical Properties of some Travertines under Freeze-thaw Cycles", Scientific Quarterly Journal of Geosciences, 24, 95, 2015, 37-46. doi: 10.22071/gsj.2015.42147
HARVARD
Jamshidi A, Nikudel M, Khamehchiyan M. (2015). 'A Statistical Model to Estimate the Mechanical Properties of some Travertines under Freeze-thaw Cycles', Scientific Quarterly Journal of Geosciences, 24(95), pp. 37-46. doi: 10.22071/gsj.2015.42147
CHICAGO
A Jamshidi, M Nikudel and M Khamehchiyan, "A Statistical Model to Estimate the Mechanical Properties of some Travertines under Freeze-thaw Cycles," Scientific Quarterly Journal of Geosciences, 24 95 (2015): 37-46, doi: 10.22071/gsj.2015.42147
VANCOUVER
Jamshidi A, Nikudel M, Khamehchiyan M. A Statistical Model to Estimate the Mechanical Properties of some Travertines under Freeze-thaw Cycles. Geoscience. 2015;24(95):37-46 (In Persian). doi: 10.22071/gsj.2015.42147