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Table 2 Real density, open porosity and water absorption

From: The quantification of physico-mechanical properties and durability of onyx-travertines from Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca, Ecuador

Samples

Type of porosity

 

Real density (gr/cm3)

Open porosity [%]

Capillary water

absorption coefficient

(gr/m 2 s0.5)

Water absorption [%]

YT

Mesopores

and macropores

μ

σ

2.80

0.03

1.08

0.02

1.11

0.01

0.48

0.06

PT

Macropores

μ

σ

2.53

0.03

0.68

0.05

0.69

0.02

0.17

0.06

GT

Mesopores

μ

σ

2.70

0.03

0.52

0.05

0.55

0.01

0.08

0.02

WT

Mesopores and micropores

μ

σ

2.61

0.04

0.26

0.03

0.41

0.03

0.03

0.01