Table 1 Results and Analysis

Equivalent Sketches
Average Point Load
Length, Depth, Upper width, Lower width, Load, diameter of sample diagram
width, Index Strength, Is(50)
Sample No. L D W1 W2 P core sample, F before & after
Waverage Is (MPa)
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm) (kN) DE2 failure (use
(mm) (MPa)
(mm2) attachment)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Average point load index, Is(50) (MPa) = _____+_____+_____+_____+________________________________ = ________

Hence, uniaxial compression strength UCS of rock, σc ≈ (14 + 0.175) Is(50)average:-

σc = __________________________

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