Abstract
Diamond wire machines have an important position among the other machines used for block production. One of the most important factors affecting the production rates in quarrying is the performance estimation of these machines. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationships between textural and physico-mechanical properties of four natural stones and sawing performance of four different diamond wire machines. To achieve this goal, four different natural stone quarries were visited and stone samples having the dimensions of 30 × 30 × 30 cm3 were obtained from these quarries. During the quarry studies, sawability performance of the machines was measured in detail. Physico-mechanical property tests and textural property analysis were carried out according to the ISRM and ASTM standards. Investigations indicate that areal sawing performance of diamond wire machines has strong correlation with texture coefficient and mean grain size; on the other hand, it has moderate or weak correlations with physico-mechanical properties.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | ISRM International Symposium - EUROCK 2016 |
| Publisher | International Society for Rock Mechanics |
| Pages | 211-215 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781138032651 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Event | ISRM International Symposium - EUROCK 2016 - Urgup, Turkey Duration: 29 Aug 2016 → 31 Aug 2016 |
Publication series
| Name | ISRM International Symposium - EUROCK 2016 |
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Conference
| Conference | ISRM International Symposium - EUROCK 2016 |
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| Country/Territory | Turkey |
| City | Urgup |
| Period | 29/08/16 → 31/08/16 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016 Taylor & Francis Group, London
Funding
Istanbul Technical University (BAP-38652) and TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey - Project 112M860) are appreciated for their support. The authors would like to thank to Tekmar Marble Co, Rocamar Marble Co and Kombassan Marble Co for their valuable contributions and help on this study. This study summarizes the preliminary results of the research projects supported by Turkish National Science and Technology Foundation (TUBITAK) and Istanbul Technical University (ITU-BAP). Tekmar Marble Co, Rocamar Marble Co, and Kombassan Marble Co quarries were visited for collecting natural stone samples and measuring the field performance of diamond wire machines. It is aimed to determine the dominant textural and physico-mechanical properties of stones on sawing performance of diamond wire machines.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| ITU-BAP | |
| TUBITAK | |
| Turkish National Science and Technology Foundation | |
| Roche | |
| Dagmar Marshalls Fond | |
| Embassy of Lybia | |
| Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştirma Kurumu | 112M860 |
| Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi | BAP-38652 |