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Table 1 Basic information of the tested sandstones

From: Experimental study on capillary water absorption of sandstones from different grotto heritage sites in China

Sample

Age of stratum

Physical properties

Color

Apparent density

(kg/m3)

Open porosity

(%)

Free water absorption

(mass, %)

Forced water absorption

(mass, %)

P-wave velocity

(km/s)

YG

J2y

Sandy brown

2436 (± 219)

9.64 (± 0.73)

3.16 (± 0.15)

3.95 (± 0.19)

2.88 (± 0.23)

DZ

J3p

Beige, grayish

2380 (± 202)

7.69 (± 0.62)

2.31 (± 0.08)

3.23 (± 0.12)

2.82 (± 0.24)

LS

K2j

Brownish red

2328 (± 256)

13.02 (± 1.43)

3.34 (± 0.23)

5.59 (± 0.29)

2.55 (± 0.28)

  1. Note: The average value of each parameter is listed with the standard deviation (SD) indicated in brackets