Point Load Index Test

Point Load Test

Point Load (PL) is a test that aims at characterizing rock materials in terms of strength. It is an index test, meaning that it can be performed relatively quickly and without the necessity of sophisticated equipment to provide important data on the mechanical properties of rocks. Index tests have …

Hard rock analysis

The point load test is used to determine the point load index, an index value for rock strength. This index value is used for hard and soft rock characterization and classification. For this purpose a rock sample is loaded with a concentrated force introduced between two load application points until fracture occurs.

Relationship between point load index and compressive …

The uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) is one of the important geo-mechanical variables of the intact rock that is used to assess the quality of rocks in civil and mining engineering excavations like tunneling, open pit and underground mining, underground space, and rock-cutting by tunnel boring machine or roadheader.Point load index strength test (PLI) is …

Point load test (PLT)

Learn about the types and principles of point load test (PLT), an index test to classify the strength of intact rock. Find out how to estimate uniaxial compressive and tensile strength, and how to …

POINT LOAD STRENGTH INDEX TEST OF ROCK (IS-8764)

Learn how to conduct point load strength index test of rock as per IS-8764. Find out the procedure, calculation and report of four methods: diametral, axial, block and irregular …

Point load test (PLT)

The Point load test is an index test by which the rock is classified according to the strength. The test can be used to estimate other characteristics of intact rocks with which it correlates, such as uniaxial compressive and tensile strength. The test determines the strength index values at a point (Is (50)) and the anisotropy index (Ia (50)).

Standard Test Method For Determination Of The Point …

The point load test is primarily an index test for strength classiﬁcation of rock materials. Although it may be used in the laboratory, it is mainly intended for ﬁeld measurements on rock core …

Laboratory Testing and Interpretation of Rock …

(Figure 8-1). The point load index is used to evaluate the uniaxial compressive strength (F u). On the average, F u. 25 Is(50). However, the coefficient term can vary from 15 to 50 depending upon the specific rock formation, especially for anisotropic rocks. The test should not be used for weak rocks where F u < 25 MPa. Figure 8-1: Point Load ...

Standard Test Method for Determination of the Point Load Strength Index

Point load testing is used to determine rock strength indexes in geotechnical practice. The point load test apparatus and procedure enables economical testing of core or lump rock samples in either a field or laboratory setting. In order to estimate uniaxial compressive strength, index-to-strength conversion factors are used.

Hard rock analysis

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE No. 77 POINT …

Calculate the corrected Point Load Strength Index (Is): F D P Is e =! 502, where: Is 50 = point load strength index, MPa or psi; P = Failure load in MN or lbf (maximum pressure x jack piston area) D e 2 = Equivalent core diameter for a irregular rock lump in meter or inches (D e 2 = D2 for diametral tests) = 4A/π for axial, block lump tests, and

Point Load Test

Introduction. Point Load (PL) is a test that aims at characterizing rock materials in terms of strength. It is an index test, meaning that it can be performed relatively quickly and without the necessity of sophisticated equipment to provide important data on …

Rock Intact Strength- Point Load Index (Is50).

The point load strength test is intended as an index test for the strength classification of rock materials. It may also be used to predict other strength parameters with which it is correlated, such as compressive strength.

Standard Test Method For Determination Of The Point …

Point Load Test

The GCTS PLT-2W Point Load Testing Device is an easy-to-use system made of light-weight, high-strength anodized aluminum that remains extremely accurate while being very portable. Due to the compact design, this test can be performed either in a laboratory or in the field. The PLT-2W is used to determine the rock strength index of a sample, which can be used to estimate …

Point Load Strength Test Power Index of Irregular Sandy

The point load strength test index (Is(50)) rapidly determines the tensile strength and the uniaxial compressive strength of rocks. It is necessary to analyze the power index (m) of Is(50) when conducting a point load test (PLT) on irregular rock blocks. In this study, sandy dolomites from the Sinian Dengying Formation (Zbdn) and Doushantuo Formation (Zbd) in the …

IS 8764 (1998): Method of determination of point load …

The point load test is primarily an index test for strength classification of rock materials. Although it may be used in the laboratory, it is mainly intended for field measurements on rock core and lump specimens.

Suggesting new protocol to determine point load …

The point load test is widely used as an index test for determining the rock material strength and classication. The test pro-vides an overall measure of rock strength known as the point load strength index (I s). In the standard method, the minimum

Standard Test Method for Determination of the Point Load Strength Index

1.1 This test method covers the guidelines, requirements, and procedures for determining the point load strength index of rock. This is an index test and is intended to be used to classify rock strength.

Standard Test Method for Determination of the Point Load …

1.1 This test method covers the guidelines, requirements, and procedures for determining the point load strength index of rock. This is an index test and is intended to be …

IS 8764 (1998): Method of determination of point load …

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE No. 77 POINT …

Calculate the corrected Point Load Strength Index (Is): F D P Is e =! 502, where: Is 50 = point load strength index, MPa or psi; P = Failure load in MN or lbf (maximum pressure x jack piston …

Rock point load test (PLT index) and its correlation with …

Point load test, which can be carried out in-situ, is the most reliable field test for estimating UCS among other index tests (Kohno and Maeda, 2018). Point load test is used to verify the rock strength indexes in geotechnical practice for over decades owing to its simple procedure and low cost.

The point-load strength test

20. Comparative accuracy of uniaxia] and diametral point-load testing; point-load tests gave a standard deviation of 3.7 per cent compared with 18.8 per cent for uniaxial tests. 690 E. BROCH AND J. A. FRANKLIN been normalized by expressing each as a percentage of the average point load or uniaxia! compressive strength.

Point Load Test

Suggested method for determining point load strength

It may also be used to predict other strength parameters with which it is correlated, for example uniaxial tensile and compressive strength,t* (b) The test measures the Point Load …

(PDF) The Point Load Test

The point load index tests were carried on 15 different classical test devices and on a modified test device which the limitations of the classical test device were eliminated.

Standard Test Method for Determination of the …

A numerical integrated approach for the estimation of the …

For this test, the point-load strength index (I s) is determined by using: (5) I S = P D e 2 where P is the peak load measured during the test; and D e is the equivalent distance between two pointers for diametral tests and other states (D e 2 = 4WD/π where W is the smallest specimen width perpendicular to the loading direction, and D is the ...

Applicability of Point Load Test to Estimate Unconfined

Abstract. Point load test (PLT) is a widely used indirect method to estimate the unconfined compressive strength (UCS) of rocks in geotechnical practice. The test consists of loading a rock specimen between two conical platens until failure occurs in order to calculate the point load strength index (Is(50)). Its main advantages are the simplicity of the test, the …