A Quality Classification of Building Stones from P-Wave Velocity and its Application to Stone Cutting with Gang Saw

O5 - 06 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING & ARCHAEO-GEOPHYSICS A QUALITY CLASSIFICATION OF BUILDING STONES FROM P-WAVE VELOCITY AND ITS APPLICATION TO STONE CUTTING WITH GANG SAW S. Kahraman 1 U. Ulker 2 1 University of Nigde Geological Engineering Department Nigde Turkey 2 Kamer Mermer Organize Sanayi 16. Cad. No. 20 Kayseri Turkey Summary Seismic techniques are increasingly being used in in various fields such as mining geotechnical civil and underground engineering since they are non-destructive and easy to apply. These techniques are usually employed both in site and laboratory to characterize and determine the dynamic properties of rocks. There are a