An assessment on the indirect determination of the volumetric blockn proportion of Misis fault breccia (Adana, Turkey)

摘要

Volumetric block proportion (VBP) directly affects the strength of geologically complex rocks such as bimrocks (block-in-matrix rocks). Since the direct determination of VBP is difficult in most cases, some prediction methods were suggested. In this study, the VBP of Misis fault breccia, which is a type of bimrock, was determined by image analysis techniques and its predictability from P- and S-wave velocity, and density was investigated. Regression analysis showed that there is no relation betw