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Industrial use of conglomerate from the Kayranlik Mountains, Turkey

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The Kayranlik Mountain (Goksun) in Kahramanmaras is a rich resource of an attractive conglomerate with many uses in the construction industry including blocks, shaped stones, pavement, sidewalks and landscape architecture. The paper reports a study to assess their compliance with the relevant Turkish and European Standards and provides correlations between the uniaxial compressive strength, flexural strength, Brazilian tensile strength, water absorption, abrasion and density.

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  1. Department of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Mustafa Kemal University, 31200, Iskenderun, Hatay, Turkey

    E. Yasar

  2. Engineering Faculty, Cukurova University, 01330, Adana, Turkey

    A. Tolgay

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Yasar, E., Tolgay, A. Industrial use of conglomerate from the Kayranlik Mountains, Turkey. Bull Eng Geol Environ 70, 239–242 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-010-0315-x

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