الخواص الطبيعية والميكانيكية لصخور التراڤرتين بمنطقة مزدة

Abstract

This study was conducted on Travertine rocks in Mazdah area. It was found that it is a coherent dense sedimentary rock, and as a form of limestone, which mostly consisted of layers that were joined together. Most travertine was white or off-white due to the presence of impurities. It was mainly composed of calcium carbonate which separated from water through evaporation. Its composite varied from one layer to the other; the porosity in layer A was about 16.5%, layer B was about 25.9% and layer C was about 14.3%. The average rock resistance was about 28.3 KN / m2. According to the sedimentation structure and engineering properties of travertine rock, it can be used in decorating buildings and ground tiles for its easy cutting.