Block Volume Estimation from the Discontinuity Spacing Measurements of Mesozoic Limestone Quarries, Karaburun Peninsula, Turkey

Table 5

The mean volumetric joint counts (𝐽_𝑣) mean block volume and the shape factor (𝛽) values for the limestone blocks produced in the Karaburun limestone quarries.

Quarry no.	Mean 𝐽𝑣 (1/m^3)	Mean 𝑉𝑏 (m^3)	Mean 𝛽 = 𝑉·(𝐽𝑣)^3 (m^3)	Number of blocks
1	1.828±0.301	4.814±2.187	29.41	798
2	1.891±0.310	4.406±1.829	29.79	192
3	2.021±0.309	3.480±1.381	28.73	353
4	1.935±0.264	3.980±1.675	28.84	24
10	2.095±0.461	3.148±1.645	28.93	158
11	1.887±0.368	4.026±0.572	29.07	853
Weighted average	1.868±0.100	4.127±0.642	29.17	2378*

∗: total number of blocks.