Propiedades petrofísicas de las cuarzoarenitas de la Fm Barrios (Zona Cantábrica, N de España)
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La Formación Barrios es una de las unidades litoestratigráficas más características de las zonas externas del orógeno Varisco.
Constituida por cuarzoarenitas muy continuas que pueden exceder
el centenar de metros de potencia, está presente en casi todas las
unidades tectónicas de la Zona Cantábrica. La composición mineralógica determina la alta resistencia mecánica de la mayor parte de la
sucesión de estratos que forman la unidad, especialmente las cuarzoarenitas. En este trabajo se describen las propiedades físico-mecánicas determinadas en seis bloques de muestras de esta litología,
en general poco alteradas, de las que se han extraído y ensayado
64 probetas. Se han determinado densidad aparente y la porosidad
abierta, realizado diferentes ensayos mecánicos sin confinamiento
(compresión uniaxial y tracción indirecta), y se han caracterizado las
propiedades elásticas mediante ultrasonidos
The Barrios Formation is one of most characteristic lithostratigraphic units in the external parts of the Variscan orogen. It is constituted by continuous quartzarenites that can exceed a hundred meters in thickness. These rocks are present in almost all tectonic units within the Cantabrian Zone. The mineralogy determines its strength for most part of the unit, particularly for the beds made of quartzarenites. In this contribution, basic physical and mechanical properties are described in samples from six blocks, generally fresh, from which 64 cores have been tested. The properties determined are apparent density, open porosity, strength to uniaxial compression, tensional strength (brazilian testing), and elastic properties using ultrasonic testing
The Barrios Formation is one of most characteristic lithostratigraphic units in the external parts of the Variscan orogen. It is constituted by continuous quartzarenites that can exceed a hundred meters in thickness. These rocks are present in almost all tectonic units within the Cantabrian Zone. The mineralogy determines its strength for most part of the unit, particularly for the beds made of quartzarenites. In this contribution, basic physical and mechanical properties are described in samples from six blocks, generally fresh, from which 64 cores have been tested. The properties determined are apparent density, open porosity, strength to uniaxial compression, tensional strength (brazilian testing), and elastic properties using ultrasonic testing







