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General material properties of Denizli (SW Turkey) travertines as a building stone

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The quality and material properties of Denizli travertine as a natural building stone have been investigated. The Denizli region is one of the world’s major travertine deposits and production basins. Travertine blocks are extracted from over fifty quarries in the region. In this study, investigations and evaluations of experimental test results of travertine samples from six areas (Kaklık–Kocabaş, Honaz–Emirazizli, Aşağıdağdere, Akköy, Karaçay and Çivril), which represent the entire Denizli basin, are presented. Kaklık–Kocabaş is the biggest production area in the region, and therefore most of the quarries are located in this area. Physical, mechanical, micro-structural and macro-structural properties of the travertine samples are evaluated within the scope of stone quality assessment. Variations of test results by area are presented, and correlations between them are proposed. Test results are also compared with the results of various studies from Turkey and other parts of the world.

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La qualité et les propriétés des travertins de Denizli comme matériaux naturels de construction ont été étudiées. La région de Denizli représente un gisement et un bassin de production de travertins parmi les plus importants au monde. Des blocs de travertin sont extraits de plus de cinquante carrières dans la région. Dans cet article, sont présentés les résultats d’études et de tests réalisés sur des échantillons issus de six secteurs d’exploitation (Kaklık-Kocabaş, Honaz-Emirazizli, Aşağıdağdere, Akköy, Karaçay et Çivril) représentant l’ensemble du bassin de Denizli. Kaklık-Kocabaş est la plus grande zone de production de la région, la plupart des carrières y sont situées. Les propriétés physiques et mécaniques, ainsi que les propriétés relatives à la microstructure et la macrostructure des échantillons analysés sont présentées dans la perspective d’une évaluation de qualité des produits. Les résultats des tests sur les échantillons issus des différentes zones de production sont comparés et des corrélations sont proposées. Ces résultats sont également comparés avec les résultats provenant d’autres études réalisées en Turquie ou dans d’autres parties du monde.

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This study was supported by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) under project no 107Y213. This support is gratefully acknowledged. The authors would like to thank Dr. Tamer Koralay for the petrographic analyses and evaluations. The authors also thank the mining companies of Denizli for sample collection and preparation.

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  1. Department of Geological Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Pamukkale University, Kınıklı Campus, 20017, Denizli, Turkey

    Sefer Beran Çelik & İbrahim Çobanoğlu

  2. Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Adnan Menderes University, Güney Campus, 09100, Aydın, Turkey

    Levent Atatanır

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Çelik, S.B., Çobanoğlu, İ. & Atatanır, L. General material properties of Denizli (SW Turkey) travertines as a building stone. Bull Eng Geol Environ 73, 825–838 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-013-0554-8

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