<strong>Progressive Subaerial Cracking of Boulders by Cycles of Salt Crystallization/Dissolution in response to Diurnal Oscillations of Relative Humidity in the Hyper-arid Dead Sea Environment</strong>

Amit Mushkin

Presentation information

[E] Oral

M (Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary) » M-IS Intersection

[M-IS05] Weathering: Mechanisms, Impacts, and Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Thu. May 28, 2026 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Exhibition Hall Special Setting (2) (Exhibition Hall 7&8, Makuhari Messe)

Chairperson:Fujii Yukiyasu(Meijo University), Uno Tomoko(Mukogawa Womens University), Takatori Nobumitsu(Kyoto University), Oguchi T. Chiaki(Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental and Society, Institute of Science Tokyo), Torok Akos(Department of Engineering Geology and Geotecnics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics)

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

[MIS05-02] Progressive Subaerial Cracking of Boulders by Cycles of Salt Crystallization/Dissolution in response to Diurnal Oscillations of Relative Humidity in the Hyper-arid Dead Sea Environment

*Amit Mushkin¹, Ronen Boroda¹, Uri Malik¹, Nadav G Lensky¹, Boris Muravin², Rivka Amit¹ (1. Geological Survey of Israel, 2. Integrity Diagnostics LTD, Natanya, Israel)

Keywords:Salts, Progressive cracking , Acoustic Emission , hyper-arid

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