Carbonate rock ; England ; Experimentation ; Fracture ; Freeze-thaw cycle ; Limestone ; Microstructure ; Moisture ; Porosity ; Salt ; United Kingdom ; Weathering
The results are reported of 4 experimental weathering tests - freeze - thaw, wetting and drying, slake durability and salt weathering - on 5 different types of limestone. Effective porosity, mercury intrusion porosimetry and scanning electron