ROCK CLASSES G

Exceptionally poor

F
Extremely poor

E
Ve ry poor
a d ar e

D
Poor

C
Fair
2.3 m

B
Good Ve ry good

A
Ext. good Exc. good 20

100
n sho ing i
1.3 m

2.5 m

Bolt length in m for ESR = 1

50
Bolt

e tcret

2.1 m

1.7 m

spac

1.5 m

11 7

Span or height in m ESR

1.0 m

20
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
4.0 m

5
1

10
cm

cm 25

4c

12

15

cm

cm

cm

3.0 m

2.0 m 1.6 m

2
1.0 m

1.3 m

lt s Bo

pa

g cin

in

s un

t cr ho

rea da ete

2.4

1.5

1 0.001

0.004

0.01

0.04

0.1

0.4

10

40

100

400

1000

Rock mass quality Q =

RQD Jr x Jn Ja

Jw SRF

REINFORCEMENT CATEGORIES:
1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Unsupported Spot bolting Systematic bolting Systematic bolting, (and unreinforced shotcrete, 4 - 10 cm) Fibre reinforced shotcrete and bolting, 5 - 9 cm 6) Fibre reinforced shotcrete and bolting, 9 - 12 cm 7) Fibre reinforced shotcrete and bolting, 12 - 15 cm 8) Fibre reinforced shotcrete, > 15 cm, reinforced ribs of shotcrete and bolting 9) Cast concrete lining