Comparison of shear strengths ex ASHTO Rock Bearing Capacities and Hoek Brown shear

strength criteria.

1 psi =
Fine grained igneous crystalline rocks:-

Ultimate bearing capacity:Equivalent soil

strength (approx.
estimated from tables
below)
Rock Quality
f'
c'
3000
36
Very good
500
37
Good
75
35
Fair
0
33
Poor
Very poor (1)
0
32
(1) ex angle of repose of soil debris.

Andesite

6.895
kPa
Unconfined strength Co
14000
26000
96530
179270

psi
kN/m2

qult = Nms x Co

Q
100
10
1
0.1
0.01

Nms

Mean qult

qult (kPa)

2.000
193,060
358,540
0.400
38,612
71,708
0.069
6,661
12,370
0.020
1,931
3,585
equivalent soil strength

275,800
55,160
9,515
2,758

Calculated bearing capacity (ex MathCad) :Figures in bold are from Hoek-Brown shear strength criteria.
Very poor quality, Q=0.01
Poor Quality, Q=0.1
Fair quality, Q=1
f'
f'
f'
qult (kPa)
qult (kPa)
qult (kPa)
c'
c'
c'
0
25
917
25
25
1,702
75
25
0
30
1,828
25
30
3,042
75
30
5,469
0
35
3,813
25
35
5,799
75
35
9,770
0
40
8,480
25
40
75
40
18,943
0
45
25
45
75
45
0
50
25
50
71,418
75
50
0
55
25
55
75
55
0
60
25
60
75
60 1,182,000

c'

Good quality, Q=10

f'
qult (kPa)
500
25
500
30
26,099
500
35
43,523
500
40
78,234
500
45
500
50
500
55
500
60
3,336,000

Very good quality, Q=100

f'
qult (kPa)
c'
3000
25
95,065
3000
30
147,451
3000
35
242,072
3000
40
427,005
3000
45
3000
50
3000
55
3000
60 16,010,000

c'

Soil strength, Q=0.01

f'
qult (kPa)
0
32
2,438