Cálculo de la (micro)tasa de alteración en calcarenitas expuestas en clima semiárido costero
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En este trabajo se propone una nueva metodología, basada en
microtomografía de Rayos X y Análisis Digital de Imagen, para el
cálculo de tasas de alteración de rocas a partir de breves periodos
de exposición directa al ambiente. Se han estudiado dos rocas car bonatadas porosas (una calcarenita y una calcirrudita con porosidad
media del 20%), expuestas durante un año a un clima Mediterráneo
semiárido costero (Nueva Tabarca, Alicante). Las microtasas obtenidas
indican una mayor velocidad de alteración en la calcirrudita (18.75 mm/
año) que en la calcarenita (9.13 mm/año). Esta variación se justifica por
las diferencias en el sistema poroso de cada roca y su influencia en la
efectividad de los procesos de alteración habituales en climas semiári dos costeros. Además, los resultados obtenidos validan la metodología
planteada, la cual constituye un importante avance en el estudio de la
velocidad de deterioro de materiales, permitiendo de una forma rápida
y cuantitativa, analizar la vulnerabilidad de las rocas a determinados
ambientes de exposición
This paper proposes a new methodology to calculate weathe ring rates of rocks after brief periods of direct exposure to the envi ronment. The methodology bases on X-Ray microtomography and Digital Image Analysis. Two porous carbonate rocks have been stu died: a calcarenite and a calcirrudite with an average porosity of 20%. They were exposed for one year to a coastal semiarid Mediterranean climate (Nueva Tabarca, Alicante; SE of Spain). The obtained microra tes indicate a higher weathering rate in calcirrudite (18.75 mm/year) than in calcarenite (9.13 mm/year). This variation is justified by the differences in the porous system of each rock and its influence on the effectiveness of the usual alteration processes acting on rocks exposed to coastal semiarid climates. In addition, obtained results validate the proposed methodology, which constitutes an important advance in the study of the weathering rates of materials. It allows a quick and quantitative way to analyse the vulnerability of rocks to specific expo sure environments
This paper proposes a new methodology to calculate weathe ring rates of rocks after brief periods of direct exposure to the envi ronment. The methodology bases on X-Ray microtomography and Digital Image Analysis. Two porous carbonate rocks have been stu died: a calcarenite and a calcirrudite with an average porosity of 20%. They were exposed for one year to a coastal semiarid Mediterranean climate (Nueva Tabarca, Alicante; SE of Spain). The obtained microra tes indicate a higher weathering rate in calcirrudite (18.75 mm/year) than in calcarenite (9.13 mm/year). This variation is justified by the differences in the porous system of each rock and its influence on the effectiveness of the usual alteration processes acting on rocks exposed to coastal semiarid climates. In addition, obtained results validate the proposed methodology, which constitutes an important advance in the study of the weathering rates of materials. It allows a quick and quantitative way to analyse the vulnerability of rocks to specific expo sure environments







