(PDF) Assessing the uniaxial compressive strength …

Basalt was used as an ornamental stone in many historic and ancient cities in Jordan. Measuring the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) and the tangent Young's modulus (E t) in the laboratory...

(PDF) Assessing the efficiency level of ground basalt stone …

Compressive strength of a portland cement were effected by natural mineral admixtures (PGKTN) such as basalt stone and fine sand. In general, a higher content of natural mineral admixture, a lower ...

Combined use of mullite and basalt fiber to inhibit the strength …

The compressive strength of BD2 cement stone containing basalt fibers is higher than that of B3 cement stone. This is because the basalt fibers are tightly bound to the cementite matrix, acting as a "reinforced concrete effect" [ 35 ].

Determination of the Uniaxial Compressive Strength of …

The uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) is classified as one of the basic mechanical properties of rocks, which is widely used in mining and construction practice.

Uniaxial Compressive Strength

The uniaxial compressive strength test is used to determine the maximum value of stress obtained before failure. The determination of this parameter was carried out on specimens with dimensions 7 × 7 × 7 cm along two orthogonal directions (side A–side C), in order to identify possible anisotropies which were not identified by the test of water absorption by …

Evaluation of Natural Building Stones' Characterizations Using

Natural building stones made of igneous rocks such as Basalt have higher compressive strength and thermal conductivity compared to those made of sedimentary rocks. Basalt stone has the lowest water absorption and the highest thermal conductivity, compressive strength, and P-wave velocity among the other tested natural building …

The Effect of Basalt Aggregates and Mineral Admixtures on …

1.1. Physical, Chemical and Mechanic Properties of Diyarbakir Basalt. Diyarbakır and Karacadağ mountain basalt, found locally in deposits as thick as 150 m cover an area of 10,000 km 2 in Southeast Anatolia, Turkey and occur approximately a half meter below the soil cover or as a surface cover. The creeping basalt flow from …

Unconfined Compressive Strength Characteristics of …

The results illustrate that no-fiber columns sustain more than 50 % of the failure load before cracking, while this percentage raised to 75 % upon adding basalt fiber to concrete. 0.3 % of basalt ...

Constituent material properties of New Zealand unreinforced stone …

The compressive strength of O1 Oamaru stone was not significantly influenced by the orientation of bedding/foliations planes, as the values obtained were 3.6 MPa when subjected to normal load and 3.4 MPa when subjected to parallel load. Download : Download full-size image; Fig. 11. Determination of compressive strength …

Reliability of using nondestructive tests to estimate compressive

The experimental test results of ultrasonic pulse velocity, rebound number in horizontal direction and compressive strength of studied rocks (marble, white lime stone, pink lime stone and basalt) and bricks (lime sand bricks and burned bricks) are tabulated in Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4, Table 5, Table 6.These test results can be used to …

Enhancing Concrete Mechanical Properties …

To study the effects of basalt fibers (BFs), calcium sulfate whiskers (CSWs), and modified calcium sulfate whiskers (MCSWs) on the compressive strength and dynamic modulus of elasticity of concrete, …

STRENGTH PROPERTIES OF ROCKS AND ROCK MASSES

11 Types of Stones Used in Construction

Stones with high compressive strength like basalt, granite, and sandstone are ideal for massive construction projects like dams and bridge piers. 11 Types of Stones Used in Construction - BuilderSpace

Assessing the uniaxial compressive strength and tangent …

Basalt was used as an ornamental stone in any historic and ancient cities in Jordan. Measuring the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) and the tangent Young's modulus (Et) in the laboratory requires premium quality specimens with special core dimensions. This research focuses on correlations both UCS and Et with Leeb Rebound …

Empirical Estimation of Uniaxial Compressive …

The uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) is a mechanical property of intact rocks that is important in civil and mining engineering works (Aladejare 2020; Aladejare et al. 2020; Wang and Aladejare …

Non-destructive estimation of uniaxial compressive strength …

Uniaxial compressive strength (UCS), which is one of the most important engineering properties of natural building blocks, exhibits a decrease at various rates under the effect of freeze–thaw (FT) cycles. In this study, practical estimation of UCS loss of 21 groups of carbonate building stones exposed to 4, 7, 10, 14, 20, 28, 35, 56, 70 and 84 …

The effect of waste marble and basalt aggregates on the …

The high compressive strength of basalt stone may have increased the compressive strength of HSCC series with basalt aggregate. In the compressive tests performed on 15 cm stone cubes prepared from basalt and limestone, basalt can reach a compressive strength of 150–170 MPa, and limestone can reach a compressive …

Empirical models for compressive and tensile strength of basalt …

Basalt fibers (BF) are produced from the basalt rocks which are formed because of volcanic lava solidification. BF are abundantly found on earth due to their volcanic origin 1,2.BF have higher ...

A Comparison Among Some Non-linear Prediction Tools on …

Basalt is among the most used rocks as aggregate, ballast, ornamental stone and for other construction purposes. Therefore, the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) and elasticity modulus (Ei) of intact rock are required to be known for several purposes. For this reason, the purpose of the present study is to develop various non …

Mechanical properties and acoustic emission characteristics …

Basalt fiber (BF) is an emerging high-performance inorganic fiber that offers significant environmental benefits. It exhibits superior tensile strength, chemical …

Estimation of compressive strength of various stones based …

This work examines the compressive strength of natural stones, as estimated by Uniaxial compressive strength tests (UCS) and respective non-destructive …

Estimation of compressive strength of various stones …

Stones were distinguished into three main cate-gories, igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary. For each category, several types of stones were studied, for example …

Properties of Basalt | Physical | Thermal

The hardness of Basalt is 6 whereas its compressive strength is 37.40 N/mm 2. Streak is the color of rock when it is crushed or powdered. The streak of Basalt is white to grey whereas its fracture is conchoidal. Luster of Basalt is the interaction of light with the surface of Basalt. Luster of Basalt is not available. Basalt cleavage is not ...

AN INTRODUCTION TO BASALT ROCK FIBER AND …

The compressive strength increases with basalt fiber content and curing time, and reaches the peak at the fiber content of 0.2%, followed by a reduction due to the formation of weak zone at higher ...

Geomechanical rock properties of a basaltic volcano

Overall, axial compressive strength for Pacaya basalt ranges widely from 12 to 174 MPa (Table 3), with the lower end falling into strength categories as low as chalk . Given that the porosity of the rocks scales with permeability, we chose to assess the relationship of UCS with permeability, as this measures the strong control that cracks …

Estimation of compressive strength of various stones …

A stone's compressive strength is usually estimated with a typical uniaxial compressive strength test (UCS), in adherence to the ... example granite, basalt, limestone, sandstone, and marbles. Onemain questionwhich arises is associated with the strength of the stone. Researchers across the

Experimental Study of the Compressive Strengths of Basalt …

The dynamic compressive strength of basalt fiber-reinforced concrete was bigger than that of ordinary concrete. ... and the required materials were weighed: cement, fly ash, silica fume, crushed stone, water, river sand, water reducing agent, and basalt fiber, according to the proportions. Then, the weighed dry aggregate excluding water and ...

Studies on strength properties of basalt fibre reinforced …

The 7 days compressive strength is having almost 55% to 64% of 28 days compressive strength for this basalt fibre reinforced concrete. This observation is similarly seen in split tensile strength test also. (ii) The compressive strength is found to be maximum of 36.67 N/mm 2 for the concrete having 1% of basalt fibre content. The …

Assessing the uniaxial compressive strength and …

Basalt was used as an ornamental stone in many historic and ancient cities in Jordan. Measuring . the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) and the tangent Young's modulus (E. t) in the laboratory requires pre-mium quality specimens with special core dimensions. This research focuses on correlations both UCS and E. t. with Leeb …

The stone whose crushing strength is maximum, is:

The compressive strength of the stone depends upon-Quality and type of stone; Process and degree of weathering; Number of cracks and joints ... 300 - 380. Basalt. 150 - 200. Granite. 90 - 210. Slate. 70 - 200. Marble. 80 - 140. Sand Stone. 55 - 110. Lime Stone. 40 - 90. Laterite. 2 - 4. So from the given option Granite have the maximum crushing ...