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SLAKE DURABILITY TESTING PROCEDURE

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 SLAKE DURABILITY TESTING PROCEDURES

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DANU MIRZA REZKY

212190012

PROGRAM MAGISTER TEKNIK PERTAMBANGAN

JURUSAN TEKNIK PERTAMBANGAN
FAKULTAS TEKNOLOGI MINERAL
UNIVERSITAS PEMBANGUNAN NASIONAL “VETERAN”
YOGYAKARTA
2022
Slake Durability test is a test used to determine the effect of climate change on rocks such as water
and sunlight by drying and wetting with abrasion. This test has been standardized by the
International Society of Rock Mechanics (ISRM) and the American Society for Testing and
Materials (ASTM). The slake durability test procedure based on ISRM (1977) and ASTM D4644
(2008) is as follows:

a. A representative sample was selected consisting of ten boulders, each with a mass of 40-60 g,
to give a total sample mass of 450-550 g. The maximum grain size of the stone should not be
more than 3 mm.

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Figure 1.
Slake Durability Test Sample

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Gambar 2.
Sample weighing process

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Figure 3.
Drum weighing process
b. The sample is placed in a clean drum and dried to a constant mass at 105o C, usually taking 2
to 6 hours in the oven. According to ASTM D4644 the samples were dried overnight (12-16
hours) until they reached a constant mass. The mass of the drum plus the mass of the sample is
recorded as A. The sample is then tested after cooling.

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Figure 4.
Oven for drying samples

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c. The cap is replaced, the drum is installed in the body and coupled to the motor.
d. The trough is filled with slaking fluid, usually tap water at 20o C, to a height of 20 mm below
the drum axis, and the drum is rotated for 200 revolutions over a 10-minute period to an
accuracy of 0.5 minutes.

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Figure 5.
Slake Durability Testing Process

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Figure 6.
Slake Durability Test Results

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e. The drum is removed from the bath, the lid is removed from the drum, and the retained portion
of the sample is dried to a constant mass at 105o C in an oven. The mass of the drum plus the
portion of the sample retained after cooling is recorded as B.
f. Steps (c) - (e) are repeated and the drum mass plus the retained sample portion is recorded as
C.
g. The drum was brushed clean and the mass was recorded as D
h. The slake-durability index (second cycle) was calculated as the ratio of the mass percentage of
the final and initial dry samples.
i. The minimum cycle of slake durability testing is 2 times, but it can increase depending on the
strength of the rock sample.
The durability index (second cycle) was calculated as the ratio of the mass percentage of the final
and initial dry samples as follows:
𝐶−𝐷
Durability Index, 𝐼𝑑(2) (%) = ( ) × 100
𝐴−𝐷
The results of the treatment of drying and wetting cycles for 5 cycles can affect changes in dry
weight (Table 1).
Tabel 1.
Durability Index
Durability Index (%)
Sample
Id (1) Id (2) Id (3) Id (4) Id (5)
3 93.59 92.42 91.25 90.38 89.50

The results of the Durability Index show a change in weight with the addition of cycles, the greater
the percentage of the durability index, the greater the resistance of the rock to weathering, which
means the rock is getting stronger.

Reference:

1. ISRM. 1977. Suggested Methods for Determination of the Slake-Durability Index.

2. ASTM D4644. 2008. Standard Test Method for Slake Durability of Shales and Similar Weak
Rock. United States.

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 3. Rianse, M.S. 2021. Analisis Pengaruh Tingkat Pelapukan Terhadap Kestabilan Lereng pada
Penambangan Kaolin, Daerah Semin, Gunung Kidul, D.I.Y. Thesis. Universitas
Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Yogyakarta.

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