Analysis of Physico-Mechanical Characteristics of Building Stone for the Needs of Antierosion Works in Serbia

Abstract

The area of Serbia is geologically very diverse and rich, which provides the possibility of exploitation, examination and application of various construction materials of non-metallic origin, which are obtained from solid, unbound and semi-bound rocks. As an essential construction material of non-metallic origin, which is applied in antierosion works, a building stone is distinguished. In Serbia, construction stone is used in antierosion works, primarily as a technical stone, and to a slight extent, as decorative (architectural stone). In order to adequately select and use the building stone, in the field of antierosion works, it is necessary to determine its mineral-petrographic, physico-mechanical and special properties. Th e paper presents a comparative analysis of the physico mechanical characteristics of the building stone, originating from the hemogenic and organogenic sedimentary rocks, with the primary goal of adequately selecting the construction stone for antierosion works in Serbia.