Jeremias, F.T. orcid.org/0000-0002-5896-8212 and Cripps, J. (2023) Laboratory testing and classification of mudrocks: a review. Geotechnics, 3 (3). pp. 781-807. ISSN 2673-7094
Abstract
Mudrocks are fine-grained clay-rich rocks that comprise different lithotypes forming more than 60% of all sedimentary rocks, and thus, they occur frequently in engineering projects either as natural ground or as made ground. These rocks may display a range of engineering behaviours controlled mostly by their composition and structural features. Due to rapid breakdown and susceptibility to volume changes, they may cause problems both during and after construction. Research into the susceptibility of mudrocks to breakdown aims to predict problematic behaviour and provide guidance for avoiding or mitigating these effects. Low-durability materials that disintegrate during sampling and testing can be especially difficult to assess. The paper reviews laboratory techniques for mudrock characterization as well as describes geological and engineering geological classification schemes generally used to describe and classify these materials. The value of some of the tests and determinations in the evaluation of a series of mudrock data taken from the literature is presented.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Keywords: | mudrocks; laboratory tests; geological classifications; engineering geological classifications; durability |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Civil and Structural Engineering (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 13 Sep 2023 15:24 |
Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2023 15:24 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | MDPI AG |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.3390/geotechnics3030043 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:203250 |