A.

Classification Parameter and Their Rating

Parameter
Point-load
Strenght strenght
index
of intact
rock
Unaxial
material
comp.
strenght

Drill core Quality RQD

Rating
Spacing of
discontinuities

4-10 MPa

2-4 MPa

1-2 MPa

For this low range-unaxial

compressive test is preferred

> 250 Mpa

100-250
Mpa

50-100 Mpa

25-50 Mpa

5-25
MPa

15
90%-100%

Rating
Inflow per
10 m
tunnel
length (l/m)
(Joint water
press)/
(Major
pricipal
Ground
General
water
conditions

>2m

Very rought
surface
Not
continuous
No separation
Unweathered
wall rock
30

25

0
Completely
dry

4
25%-50%
8

200 - 600 mm

60 - 200 mm

10

Slightly
rought
surface
Separation <
1 mm Highly
weathered
walls

Slickensiade
d serfece or
Gouge < 5
mm thick or
Separation
1-5 mm
Continuous

20

25-Oct

10

< 1 MPa
1

< 60 mm
5

Soft gouge > 5 mm thick or

Separation > 5 mm
Continuous
0

> 125

< 0.1

0.1 - 0.2

0.2 - 0.5

> 0.5

Damp

Wet

Dripping

Flowing

15

10

Vey Unfavourable

-2

-5

-10

-12

-2

-7

-15

-25

-2

-25

-50

C. ROCK MASS CLASSES DETERMINED FROM TOTAL RATING

Rating
Class number
Deskription

10081

8061

6041

4021

<21

I
Very good
rock

II

III

IV

Good rock

Fair Rock

Poor rock

Very poor rock

D. MEANING OF ROCK CLASSES

Class number
Average stand-up time
Cohesion of rock mass
(kPa)
Friction angle of rock mass
(deg)

I
20 yrs for 15
m span

II
1 year fot 10
m span

III
1 week for 5
m span

IV
10 hrs for
2.5 span

30 min for 1 m span

> 400

300 - 400

200 - 300

100 - 200

< 100

> 45

35 - 45

25 - 35

15 - 25

< 15

E. GUIDELINES FOR CLASSIFICATION OF DISCONTINUITY conditions

Discontinuity length
(persistence)

<1m

1-3m

3 - 10 m

25 - 125

B. RATING ADJUSTMENT FOR DISCONTINUITY ORIENTATION (See F)

Very
Unfavourabl
favourable
Favourable
Fair
e

Slopes

1-5
MPa

< 25%

13

< 10

Foundation
Rating

17

15
Slightly
rough
surface
Separation
< 1 mm
Slightly
weathered
walls

none

7
50%-75%

0.6 - 2 m
20

Rating

Strike and dip orientations

Tunnels &
mines

12
75%-90%

20

Rating

Condition of
discontinuities
4

>10 MPa

Rating

Range of Value

10 - 20 mm

> 20 m

Rating

Separation (aperture)

none

Rating
Roughness

very rough

Unweathered
6

> 5 mm
1

Smooth

3
Hard filling <
5 mm

1
Soft filling <
5 mm

Slightly
weathered

Moderately
weathered
5

1 - 5 mm
4

Slightly rough

Hard filling
< 5 mm
6

Rating

0.1 - 1.0 mm

Rough

None

Rating
Weathering

< 0.1 mm
6

Rating
Infilling (gouge)

0
Slickensided
0
Soft filling > 5 mm

Highly
weathered
3

0
Decomposed

F. EFFECT OF DISCONTINUITY STRIKE AND DIP ORIENTATION IN TUNNELLING

Strike perpendicular to tunnel axis
Drive with
dip - Dip 45
- 90
Drive with dip - Dip 20 - 45
Very
favourable
Favourable
Drive
against dip Drive against dip - Dip 20 Dip 45-90
45
Fair

Unfavourable

Strike parallel to tunnel axis

Dip 45 - 90

Dip 20 - 45

Very favourable

Fair

Dip 0 - 20 - Irrespective of strike

Fair