TY  - JOUR
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85183043067&doi=10.1007%2fs10064-024-03549-5&partnerID=40&md5=cdf83ee9134252abdacfec477b25ad11
JF  - Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment
A1  - Abd El Aal, A.K.
A1  - Ali, S.H.
A1  - Wahid, A.
A1  - Bashir, Y.
A1  - Shoukat, N.
VL  - 83
Y1  - 2024///
N1  - cited By 0
N2  - The goal of this study is to comprehend the connection between petrographic features especially the grain size of dolomitic rocks and engineering properties. Three types of dolomite were selected for this study: fine, medium and coarse, all from the same formation with the same mineral content but varying grain sizes. Samples of dolomite from the Rus Formation, Damman Dome, eastern Saudi Arabia province, were studied. The dolomite samples were mineralogically similar but varied in crystal grain size from fine-grained, medium-grained, to coarse-grained types. The experimental tests included the point load strength index, uniaxial compressive strength, P wave, dry and saturation densities of samples. The results suggest that textural factors have a greater influence on the engineering properties of dolomite than mineralogical composition. It was also revealed that the crystal size (fine to coarse) is a textural element and that it has a significant impact on the mechanical and physical properties of the dolomite under investigation. In addition, multivariate linear regression was employed in four separate stages for each engineering parameter, using different combinations of petrographical properties. Density and point load strength, uniaxial compressive strength, tensile strength and Böhme abrasion rise with increasing crystal size. Finally, the optimum equations with special arrangements for estimating engineering properties of Rus Formation dolomite were proffered. The correlation between these values allowed more than 95 accuracy in generating equations for predicting mechanical performance from the mineralogical composition of Rus Formation dolomite. © 2024, The Author(s).
IS  - 2
KW  - Compressive strength; Domes; Grain size and shape; Petrography; Seismic waves; Tensile strength
KW  -  Crystal-size; Dolomite rocks; Engineering aspects; Engineering properties; Grainsize; Laboratory test; Saudi Arabia; Simple linear regression; UCS; Vp
KW  -  Dolomite
KW  -  crystal structure; dolomite; experimental study; geotechnical property; grain size; petrography; regression analysis; saturation; strength; testing method; texture
KW  -  Dammam Dome; Eastern Province Saudi Arabia; Saudi Arabia
TI  - The influence of crystal size of dolomite on engineering properties: a case study from the Rus Formation, Dammam Dome, Eastern Saudi Arabia
ID  - scholars19932
AV  - none
ER  -