Research Article

Estimating Deterioration Rate of Some Carbonate Rocks Used as Building Materials under Repeated Frost Damage Process, China

Table 6

The decay constant (λ), half-life (N1/2), and coefficient of correlation (R) of point load index strength (Is (50)).

Rock typePoint load index strength, Is (50) (MPa)
λN1/2R

Limestone 1−0.002346.50.977
Limestone 2−0.003231.00.995
Limestone 3−0.005138.60.966
Limestone 4−0.003231.00.98
Limestone 5−0.003231.00.98
Limestone 6−0.006115.50.951