INTRODUCTION

The development of rock classification for engineering purposes has been provided by
Dearman (1974) for assessing rock quality. The strength of rock is the main characteristic to
analyze before any civil engineering works could be design and constructed. the experiment
conducted are uniaxial compression strength test, point load test and rebound hammer test.

OBJECTIVE
In this experiment, we need to conduct a suitable and related laboratory tests to obtain the
relevant rock strength parameters to address the strength value of each test carried out, the
classification of rock strength and non-destructive strength test on site.

APPARATUS
1) Unaxial compression test
 Rock sample
 Hydraulic compression test machine
2) Point load test
 Point load test machine
 Rock sample
3) Rebound hammer test
 Rebound hammer

PROCEDURES
Unaxial compression strength :
1) The volume of the rock sample is taken.
2) The rock sample is placed into the hydraulic compression test machine.
3) The strength of the rock sample is recorded when the rock sample reach its
maximum strength which is start to crack in the hydraulic compression test
machine and the reading show its maximum load.
4) The procedure is repeated with different type of rock sample and the data is
collected.

Point load test :

1) The diameter of the rock sample is measured and the center diameter of the rock
sample is marked.
2) The rock sample is placed into the point load test machine and make sure the
marked rock sample is touch to the machine.
3) Pump the point load test machine with constant height until the rock sample is
breaking.
4) Repeat step 1 until 3 with different type of rock sample and the data is recorded.
5) Recorded data is collected to be analyze between the rock sample.
Rebound hammer test :
1) Determine the field test of site (located beside Unit Kesihatan ,UiTM Pasir
Gudang).
2) Set up the rebound hammer.(compressive strength,kN/mm2).
3) Rebound the rebound hammer with correct angle and record the data
4) The data is collected for 6times for each chosen samples on the site.

RESULT

REBOUND HAMMER TEST

- FIRST ROCK SAMPLE

POINT 1 2 3 4 5 6
STRENGHT(N/m2) 22.1 61.3 47.3 4.5 11.0 21.5
ANGLE(0) 30 20 30 0 -20 -40

AVERAGE STRENGTH =
22.1  61.3  47.3  4.5  11.0  21.5
6

= 27.95 N/m2

- SECOND ROCK SAMPLE

POINT 1 2 3 4 5 6
STRENGHT(N/m2) 51.4 41.1 81.9 62.9 50.2 44.3
ANGLE(0) 20 -10 -20 -20 -10 -30

(51.4  41.1  81.9  62.9  50.2  44.3)

AVERAGE STRENGTH =
6

= 55.3 N/m2
POINT LOAD TEST

SAMPLE 1 2 3
NAME GRANITE MARBLE
LENGTH(cm) 5.2 5.5 4.3
DIAMETER(cm) 4.9 5.5 4.5
MASS(g) 261.5 357.4 283.8
STRENGTH(KN) 18.54 13.06 50.96
VALID TEST √ √ √
INVALID TEST

 (0.049)
2

Volume sample 1 = (0.052)

4

= 9.8x10-5m3

 (0.055)
2

Volume sample 2 = (0.055)

4

= 1.31x10-4m3

 (0.045)
2

Volume sample 3 = (0.043)

4

= 6.84x10-4m3
UNAXIAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH

SAMPLE 1 2 3
NAME GRANITE MARBLE
LENGTH(cm) 10 9.5 9.95
DIAMETER(cm) 4.9 4.9 5.4
MASS(g) 494.5 528.9 685.6
STRENGTH(KN) 198 50 150

 (0.049)
2

Volume sample 1 = (0.1)

4

= 1.86x10-4m3

 (0.049)
2

Volume sample 2 = (0.095)

4

=1.79x10-4m3

 (0.054)
2

Volume sample 3 = (0.0995)

4

= 2.28x10-4m3
CONCLUSION
The objective of this experiment is to obtain the relevant rock strength parameters to
address the strength value of each test carried out, the classification of rock strength and
non-destructive strength test on site. The first experiment that we used to conduct the
strength of the rock is rebound hammer. From the data rebound hammer, the average of the
rock strength for first sample and second sample are 27.95 N/m2 and 55.3 N/m2. We can
conclude that the second sample has high strength of rock than the first sample. For point
load test, all the three sample was valid test because the sample broke in the good shape
which if the sample broke in irregular shape the sample was invalid test. For uniaxial
compressive strength, the granite sample has high compressive strength than other two
samples. The granite usually been used in engineering which used for course aggregate to
construct a concrete because of high compressive strength.
In conclusion, we can conclude that we have been achieved our objectives of this
experiment.