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Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 218527, 15 pages
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Research Article

Influence of Weathering on the Engineering Properties of Dacites in Northeastern Turkey

Fehmi Arikan1 and Nihal Aydin2

1Jeoloji Etütleri Dairesi, Maden Tetkik ve Arama Genel Müdürlüğü, Eskişehir Yolu, Balgat, 06520 Ankara, Turkey
2Maden Analizleri ve Teknoloji Dairesi, Maden Tetkik ve Arama Genel Müdürlüğü, Eskişehir Yolu, Balgat, 06520 Ankara, Turkey

Received 14 February 2012; Accepted 29 March 2012

Academic Editors: D. Jacques, D. Mallants, and D. Zhou

Copyright © 2012 Fehmi Arikan and Nihal Aydin. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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