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Table 4 Short-term laboratory tests carried out on calcarenitic, ooloitic intraclastic, and sandy oolitic limestones under investigation

From: Geotechnical modelling of the climate change impact on world heritage properties in Alexandria, Egypt

Type of Rock

γd Mg/cm3

(GS)

η %

Uniaxial compression test

Triaxial compression test

Direct Shear test on rock joints

Brazilian test (BTS) MPa

Block Punch Index (BPI)

Wave velocity (Vp)Km/sec

σucs MPa

Failure Strain Εf (%)

E Young’s Modulus (MPa)

ν [-] Poisson’s ratio

φ [ο]

C KN/m2

E Young’s Modulus (MPa)

ν [-] Poisson’s ratio

{G} Shear modulus (MPa)

{K} Bulk modulus (MPa)

φ [ο]

C MPa

Intact Calcarenite rock (pure Limestone). Moustafa kamil necropolissite

1.62

2.74

36

3.55

 

68

0.28

31°

400

410

0.28

160

311

  

0.37

0.7

1.96

1.75

2.80

28

3.45

 

106

0.30

  

340

0.28

133

258

56

0

0.35

0.7

2.08

1.77

2.79

19

2.30

 

78

0.24

  

300

0.30

117

227

  

0.34

1

2.1

1.65

2.67

28

3.40

 

106

0.30

        

0.34

0.9

2.18

1.65

2.84

27

3.45

 

80

0.28

        

0.39

1.2

2.48

Sandy oolitic limestone. Catacomb of komEl-shoqafa

1.69

2.66

32

2.6

 

74

0.24

36°

500

360

0.29

141

273

  

0.25

0.5

1.93

1.70

2.78

31

2.74

 

102

0.28

  

345

0.26

135

261

  

0.27

0.6

1.96

1.68

2.49

21

2.7

 

74

0.28

  

270

0.26

105

205

50

0

0.28

0.7

1.97

1.65

2.80

40

2.6

 

74

0.24

        

0.31

1.1

2.06

1.68

2.74

31

2.74

 

80

0.24

        

0.29

1

2.17

Oolitic intraclastic limestone. El-shatbi necropolissite

1.80

2.58

23

6.3

 

147

0.30

53°

700

445

0.28

173

353

  

0.46

0.8

2.44

1.79

2.82

23

4.7

 

138

0.28

  

440

0.28

172

333

62

0

0.49

1

2.55

1.84

2.58

36

5.03

 

142

0.28

  

392

0.25

153

297

  

0.48

1.2

2.71

1.62

2.49

16

6.3

 

147

0.30

  

353

0.24

138

267

  

0.52

1.4

2.83

1.82

2.55

24

6.1

 

140

0.30

  

233

0.25

91

177

  

0.60

1.3

3.06