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1. Introduction. Rock engineers widely use the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) of rock in designing surface and underground structures. The procedure for measuring this rock strength has been standardised by both the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and the International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM) .Although, the method is relatively simple, it is time consuming .

USING THE POINT LOAD TEST TO DETERMINE THE UNIAXIAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF COAL MEASURE ROCK John Rusnak, Director of Geology Peabody Group St. Louis, MO Christopher Mark, Rock Mechanics Team Leader National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Pittsburgh, PA ABSTRACT Point load testing is used to determine rock strength

Normal variation of compressive strength and the factor m in Hoek-Brown failure criterion for some rocks (data from Hanssen, 1988; Hoek and Brown, 1980 and Hoek et al., 1992). Rock name Uniaxial compressive strength c Rating of the factor Rock name Uniaxial compressive strength c factor Rating of the low average high m i

Compression of solids has many implications in materials science, physics and structural engineering, for compression yields noticeable amounts of stress and tension. By inducing compression, mechanical properties such as compressive strength or modulus of elasticity, can be measured.

A predictive model for uniaxial compressive strength of carbonate rocks from Schmidt hardness Abstract Uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) is considered to be one of the important parameters in rock engineering projects. In order to determine UCS, direct and .

Uniaxial compressive strength of intact rock sci = 100 MPa Geological Strength Index GSI = 40 Constant mi = 10 Using the program RocLab1, the uniaxial compressive strength of the rock mass is calculated as sc = 3.307 MPa and the failure envelope for this rock mass is plotted in Figure 1.

Unconfined (Uniaxial) Compression Test (UCS) The test determines the unconfined compressive strength of a rock specimen. Drill core specimens with length to diameter ratio greater than 2:1 are cut with a diamond saw to achieve nearly parallel end faces within ± 0.025 mm.

5.2 Method C, uniaxial compressive strength of rock is used in many design formulas and is sometimes used as an index property to select the appropriate excavation technique. Deformation and strength of rock are known to be functions of confining pressure. Method A, triaxial compression test, is commonly used to simulate the stress conditions under which most underground rock masses exist.

Estimating compressive strength. General rock failure criterion can be reduced to a few parameters dependent on lithology (m) and the uniaxial compressive strength (C 0). Lithology is commonly derived during log analysis, so m may be estimated (Table 1). What is needed still is an initial measure of rock strength provided by C 0.

DEFORMABILITY PROPERTIES OF ROCKS AND ROCK MASSES 1. INTRODUCTION 2. DEFORMABILITY OF INTACT ROCK 2.1 Rock under Uniaxial Compression 2.2 Dynamic Elastic Constants 2.3 Hooke's Law ... determining the uniaxial compressive strength and deformability of rock materials, Int. J. Rock

Predicting the Uniaxial Compressive and Tensile Strengths of Gypsum Rock by Point Load Testing Article (PDF Available) in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering 45(2) · March 2011 with 1,335 Reads

Uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) is a key physical test relevant to iron ore crusher design and rock geomechanics for mining. Tests are typically performed on intact lengths of NQ, HQ, or PQ diamond drill core and record the maximum axial load sustained at the point of failure.

In this paper, a series of uniaxial compression tests were conducted to investigate effects of cyclic wetting and drying on the mechanical properties of sandstone and mudstone collected from Chongqing city, China. The results showed that both elastic modulus and uniaxial compressive strength of sandstone and mudstone were reduced by

Nov 26, 2018· Compressive strength is an effective way of measuring how much load a surface or material can bear. The test for this sort of strength is performed by exerting force downward on top of the object, paired with an equal and opposite force exerted upward on the bottom.

1.1 These four test methods cover the determination of the strength of intact rock core specimens in uniaxial and triaxial compression. Methods A and B determine the triaxial compressive strength at different pressures and Methods C and D determine the unconfined, uniaxial strength.

strength reduction in all weathering grades are not so obvious since all specimens show variation of strength reduction from 5 % to 15 %. Then it can be deduce that 50% amplitudes of cyclic loads could reduce uniaxial compressive strength of weathered granite up to 15% average.

Apr 11, 2017· Abstract. Prediction of elastic mechanical properties such as uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) and static Young's modulus (E s) is one of the main purposes of studies in geological, geotechnical, geophysical, petroleum, and rock engineering projects.The UCS test is .

strength with increasing sample size. Based upon an analysis of published data, Hoek and Brown (1980a) have suggested that the uniaxial compressive strength V cd of a rock specimen with a diameter of d mm is related to the uniaxial compressive strength V c50 of a 50 mm diameter sample by the following relationship: 0.18 50 50 ¸ ¹ ...

uniaxial compressive strength from the results of the point load test. 4. Test Results and Discussion 4.1 Uniaxial Compressive Strength Test Results The mean values of uniaxial compressive strength of the tested rocks are listed in Table 2. The strength values range from a low of 9.16 MPa for Marl to a high of 101.08 MPa for

This example shows how to run an atomistic simulation of uniaxial compressive loading of an aluminum single crystal oriented in the <100> direction. It also compares results of simulations with 4,000, 32,000, and 108,000 atoms. This example uses a parallel molecular dynamics code, LAMMPS.

STRENGTH PROPERTIES OF ROCKS AND ROCK MASSES 1. INTRODUCTION 2. TESTING OF INTACT ROCK FOR STRENGTH 2.1 Uniaxial Compression 2.2 Point Load Testing 2.3 Uniaxial Tension 2.4 Indirect Tension Tests 2.5 Shear Tests 2.6 Confined Compression Tests (Triaxial Tests) 2.7 Biaxial and Multiaxial Tests 2.8 Other Tests 3. PARAMETERS AFFECTING ROCK STRENGTH 4.

Standard Test Method for Unconfined Compressive Strength of Intact Rock Core Specimens1 This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 2938; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.

Compressive strength is measured on materials, components, and structures. By definition, the ultimate compressive strength of a material is that value of uniaxial compressive stress reached when the material fails completely. The compressive strength is usually obtained experimentally by means of a compressive test. The apparatus used for this ...

The uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) is the maximum axial compressive stress that a right-cylindrical sample of material can withstand before failing. It is also known as the unconfined compressive strength of a material because confining stress is set to zero.
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