Micro-Scale Characterization of Quartzitic and Carbonate Sand Grains Using Nanoindentation

Many offshore energy infrastructures are built on carbonate sands which are skeletal remains of marine organisms. Carbonate sands have a porous grain structure and are more compressible compared to quartzitic sand grains which are abundant in alluvial depositional environments. Consequently, there i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Geyin, Mertcan
Other Authors: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/81274