Mineralogy and morphology of sand: Key parameters in the durability for its use in artificial beach nourishment
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Title: | Mineralogy and morphology of sand: Key parameters in the durability for its use in artificial beach nourishment |
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Authors: | López, M. | Baeza Brotons, Francisco | López, Isabel | Tenza-Abril, Antonio José | Aragonés, Luis |
Research Group/s: | Ingeniería del Transporte, Territorio y Medio Litoral (AORTA) | Ingeniería del Terreno y sus Estructuras (InTerEs) | Tecnología de Materiales y Territorio (TECMATER) |
Center, Department or Service: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ingeniería Civil |
Keywords: | Accelerated wear particle test | Beach nourishment | X-ray diffraction | Morphology | SEM | Aggregate |
Knowledge Area: | Ingeniería de la Construcción | Ingeniería e Infraestructura de los Transportes |
Issue Date: | 15-Oct-2018 |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Citation: | Science of The Total Environment. 2018, 639: 186-194. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.024 |
Abstract: | Sand is the third most consumed material in the world, although it is a very scarce material. An exhaustive knowledge of sand and its behaviour against the waves is important for selecting the most suitable material to avoid shoreline erosion. To this end, a pattern of behaviour against accelerated wear test has been sought for 26 sand samples with different characteristics and origins (natural, dredged and quarried), with a focus on their mineralogy as well as a comparison of beach evolution carried out by other authors. Several techniques have been applied for characterization: granulometry, calcimetry, XRD and SEM. The results show that the different degrees of sand grain wear are not only due to their size and mineralogy, but also to the morphology of the particles. |
Sponsor: | This work was partially supported by the Universidad de Alicante through the project “Estudio sobre el desgaste y composición de los sedimentos y su influencia en la erosión de las playas españolas” (GRE16-09). |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/75975 |
ISSN: | 0048-9697 (Print) | 1879-1026 (Online) |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.024 |
Language: | eng |
Type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Rights: | © 2018 Elsevier B.V. |
Peer Review: | si |
Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.024 |
Appears in Collections: | INV - TECMATER - Artículos de Revistas INV - AORTA - Artículos de Revistas INV - INTERES - Artículos de Revistas INV - BIMAEC - Artículos de Revistas |
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