TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of Slaking fluid pH on the Index Properties of Carbonate Rocks
AU - Arman, Hasan
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by a grant from the United Arab Emirates University, Research Affairs, under the title of SUREPLUS 2018–2019 Program.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
PY - 2021/12
Y1 - 2021/12
N2 - The physical and chemical characteristics of water critically influence the mechanical and chemical breakdown of rocks. The physical properties of rocks, such as porosity (n), water content (wa), apparent specific gravity (Gs(A)), and dry and saturated densities (ρd, ρs, respectively), may be adversely affected by the acidity/alkalinity of water. This study aimed to investigate the variability of certain physical properties of carbonate rocks using the second-cycle slake durability index (second-cycle SDI, Id2) under acidic and alkali conditions. Laboratory SDI tests were conducted on 21 rock samples (seven from each of the Rus, Asmari, and Dammam carbonate rock formations) using slaking fluids with various pH levels, i.e., 2–14 (acidic to basic). Results show that the n and wa values were negatively correlated with pH for carbonate rocks from the Rus, Asmari, and Dammam Formations. However, the Gs(A), ρd, and ρs values of carbonate rocks from the Rus Formation showed decreasing trends with pH, whereas increasing trends were observed for the Asmari and Dammam Formations. This may have been either due to variations in the mineralogical and textural features of the carbonate rocks or chemical reactions with CaCO3 caused by the different pH levels of the slaking fluid, especially under acidic conditions. Such findings will likely improve our understanding of the durability of carbonate rocks in the study region and elsewhere.
AB - The physical and chemical characteristics of water critically influence the mechanical and chemical breakdown of rocks. The physical properties of rocks, such as porosity (n), water content (wa), apparent specific gravity (Gs(A)), and dry and saturated densities (ρd, ρs, respectively), may be adversely affected by the acidity/alkalinity of water. This study aimed to investigate the variability of certain physical properties of carbonate rocks using the second-cycle slake durability index (second-cycle SDI, Id2) under acidic and alkali conditions. Laboratory SDI tests were conducted on 21 rock samples (seven from each of the Rus, Asmari, and Dammam carbonate rock formations) using slaking fluids with various pH levels, i.e., 2–14 (acidic to basic). Results show that the n and wa values were negatively correlated with pH for carbonate rocks from the Rus, Asmari, and Dammam Formations. However, the Gs(A), ρd, and ρs values of carbonate rocks from the Rus Formation showed decreasing trends with pH, whereas increasing trends were observed for the Asmari and Dammam Formations. This may have been either due to variations in the mineralogical and textural features of the carbonate rocks or chemical reactions with CaCO3 caused by the different pH levels of the slaking fluid, especially under acidic conditions. Such findings will likely improve our understanding of the durability of carbonate rocks in the study region and elsewhere.
KW - Carbonate rocks
KW - Durability
KW - Index properties
KW - Mechanical and physical breakdown
KW - Second–cycle slake durability index
KW - Slaking fluid
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U2 - 10.1007/s10706-021-01870-4
DO - 10.1007/s10706-021-01870-4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85107364676
SN - 0263-4546
VL - 39
SP - 5843
EP - 5855
JO - International Journal of Mining Engineering
JF - International Journal of Mining Engineering
IS - 8
ER -