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A novel equation for calculating uniaxial compressive strength values using the point load test

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Rock engineers use the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) of rocks prevalently in the design of surface and underground structures. UCS is one of the most important engineering parameters in rock mechanics, and it is used to characterize and examine the behaviors of solid rocks. Considering the difficulty of conducting tests on especially brittle rocks and the high costs of these tests, point load strength tests can generally be used as an uniaxial compressive strength measure. In this study, the agreement rate between point load strength test values obtained as a result of laboratory experiments and UCS values was found as 81.59%. In light of the obtained data, an equation to be used in UCS prediction was proposed.

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Özçoban, V., Özfırat, M.K. & Yetkin, M.E. A novel equation for calculating uniaxial compressive strength values using the point load test. Arab J Geosci 15, 1645 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-022-10935-4

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