Quantification of Fragment Size Distribution of Clay-Bearing Rocks after Slake Durability Testing

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Research Article| May 01, 2009 Quantification of Fragment Size Distribution of Clay-Bearing Rocks after Slake Durability Testing ZEYNAL ABIDDIN ERGULER; ZEYNAL ABIDDIN ERGULER 1Department of Geological Engineering, Dumlupinar University, 43100 Kutahya Turkey Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar ABDUL SHAKOOR ABDUL SHAKOOR 2Department of Geology, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information ZEYNAL ABIDDIN ERGULER 1Department of Geological Engineering, Dumlupinar University, 43100 Kutahya Turkey ABDUL SHAKOOR 2Department of Geology, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242 Publisher: Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1558-9161 Print ISSN: 1078-7275 © 2009 Association of Engineering Geologists Environmental & Engineering Geoscience (2009) 15 (2): 81–89. https://doi.org/10.2113/gseegeosci.15.2.81 Article history First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation ZEYNAL ABIDDIN ERGULER, ABDUL SHAKOOR; Quantification of Fragment Size Distribution of Clay-Bearing Rocks after Slake Durability Testing. Environmental & Engineering Geoscience 2009;; 15 (2): 81–89. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gseegeosci.15.2.81 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyEnvironmental & Engineering Geoscience Search Advanced Search Abstract Slaking of clay-bearing rocks (shales, claystones, mudstones, siltstones), upon interaction with water, causes numerous problems in engineering construction. The slaking behavior of clay-bearing rocks is generally evaluated by three tests: the jar slake test, the slake index test, and the slake durability test. Among these, the latter is the most commonly used test. When the slake durability test is performed on a sample of clay-bearing rock, the material retained in the 2-mm mesh drum consists of disintegrated fragments of various sizes. The American Society for Testing and Materials method for the slake durability test requires that the retained fragments be categorized as type I material (primarily large fragments), type II material (mixture of large and small fragments), or type III material (primarily small fragments). This paper presents a new quantitative method of describing the nature of material. The method quantifies the fragment size distribution of the slaked material in terms of "disintegration ratio," defined as the ratio of the area under the fragment size distribution curve to the total area encompassing the curve. A durability classification system based on disintegration ratio is recommended for assessing the durability of clay-bearing rocks. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.