Abstract
Ryukyu limestone, which is an organic limestone, is widely distributed over Ryukyu Islands in Japan. In this article, the evaluation of porosity of Ryukyu limestone by the stereology method is given and the results are compared with those from other available methods. Then the effect of porosity on the physical and mechanical properties of Ryukyu limestone under both dry and saturated conditions is described and some empirical relations are proposed and compared with experimental data.
