Effect of Moisture Content on Some of the Strength Characteristics of Sandstone Rock in Mosul City

AbstractAn attempt has been made to study the effect of moisture content variation on the strength characteristics of sandstone rock selected from east of Mosul city center. Both compressive and indirect tensile strengths of the rock were determined.The obtained results indicated that the water has a considerable effects on both the compressive and tensile strengths. Higher reduction in the compressive and tensile strength were observed when the moisture content percent was between (0%-4%) and (0%-8%) respectively.The results also indicated that the effect of moisture content on tensile strength is greater than it's effect on compressive strength.