Intact Rock

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Definition
[Dictionary] Lacking nothing especially not damaged

Intact rock contains neither joints nor hair cracks

Intact Rock vs Rock Mass

The insitu rock, or rock mass, is comprised of intact rock separated by discontinuities such as joints, bedding planes, folds, sheared zones and faults. Significantly lower strength than intact rock.

Intact rock properties affect stressinduced modes of behavior, durability and excavation effort. Rock mass properties greatly affected by discontinuities and weathering.

Classification
Strength
The amount of applied stress at rock failure and rupture

Deformatio n
Alternative method by rock material strength index text has been commonly adopted.

Index Test
Usually expressed as strain, a dimensionless quantity expressing the amount of deformation in terms of the original dimensions

Chemical weathering
The weathering process will change physical properties and chemical composition of the rock. The presence of discontinuities influences the strength and deformability of rock to great extend.

Strength

Uniaxial compressive strength

Probably the most widely performed test on the rock to investigate uniaxial deformation and mechanical properties of rocks

Shear strength

A term used to describe the strength of a material or component against the type of yield or structural failure where the material or component fails in shear

Tensile strength/Brazilian test

A method of determining the tensile strength of concentrate using a cylinder which splits across the vertical diameter

Deformation
Static Elastic Modulus

Young Modulus

The ratio of therelative contraction strain, or transverse strain(normal to the applied load) divided by the relative extension strain, or axial strain(in direction of the applied load)

Poisson's Ratio

Describes the material's response to linear strain

Deformation
Dynamic Elastic Modulus
Young Modules Poisson's Ratio Shear Modulus

Describes the material's response to shearing strains

Index Test
Point load test Used for testing rock, aggregate and core samples as well as out crop specimen in their original shape. Uniaxial compressive strength for rock specimen can also be predicted approximately

Index Test
Swiss Hammer (Schmidt Hammer) The hammer measures the rebound of a spring loaded mass impacting against the surface of the sample

Index Test
Slake Durability Test of Rocks Determining resistance of rocks to abrasion and dry/wetting

Index Test
Point load test Used for testing rock, aggregate and core samples as well as out crop specimen in their original shape. Uniaxial compressive strength for rock specimen can also be predicted approximately

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