The expansion of pyritic mudrocks : a consideration and application of physical tests for better understanding of the Irish pyrite problem

Although the problem of the expansion of pyritic mudrock has only come to light in the last 10 years, the possibility of the problem occurring is known to engineers across the world. The mechanism behind the reaction process, the oxidation of pyrite and secondary precipitation of gypsum, is reasonab...

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Main Author: Taylor, Amy J.
Other Authors: Cripps, J. C. ; Clarke, S. D.
Published: University of Sheffield 2015
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.686493