A novel equation for calculating uniaxial compressive strength values using the point load test

Rock engineers use the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) of rocks prevalently in the design of surface and underground structures. UCS is one of the most important engineering parameters in rock mechanics, and it is used to characterize and examine the behaviors of solid rocks. Considering the dif...

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Published in:Arabian journal of geosciences 2022-11, Vol.15 (21), Article 1645
Main Authors: Özçoban, Veli, Özfırat, Muharrem Kemal, Yetkin, Mustafa Emre
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Compressive strength
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth science
Earth Sciences
Laboratory experimentation
Load distribution
Load tests
Original Paper
Rock
Rock mechanics
Rocks
Tests
Underground structures
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Summary:Rock engineers use the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) of rocks prevalently in the design of surface and underground structures. UCS is one of the most important engineering parameters in rock mechanics, and it is used to characterize and examine the behaviors of solid rocks. Considering the difficulty of conducting tests on especially brittle rocks and the high costs of these tests, point load strength tests can generally be used as an uniaxial compressive strength measure. In this study, the agreement rate between point load strength test values obtained as a result of laboratory experiments and UCS values was found as 81.59%. In light of the obtained data, an equation to be used in UCS prediction was proposed.
ISSN:1866-7511
1866-7538
DOI:10.1007/s12517-022-10935-4