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RUCS — Rock Uniaxial Compressive Strength and Deformability Tests

Path: PROJLOCASAMPRUCS · Family: Rock Testing

Editions: 4.0.3 – 4.2

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Identified by LOCA_ID, SAMP_TOP, SAMP_REF, SAMP_TYPE, SAMP_ID, SPEC_REF, SPEC_DPTH. Inherits LOCA_ID, SAMP_ID, SAMP_REF, SAMP_TOP, SAMP_TYPE from SAMP.

Heading Status Type Unit Editions Description
LOCA_ID (key) KEY ID Location identifier
SAMP_TOP (key) KEY 2DP m Depth to top of sample
SAMP_REF (key) KEY X Sample reference
SAMP_TYPE (key) KEY PA Sample type
SAMP_ID (key) KEY ID Sample unique identifier
SPEC_REF (key) KEY X Specimen reference
SPEC_DPTH (key) KEY 2DP m Depth to top of test specimen
SPEC_DESC OTHER X Specimen description
SPEC_PREP OTHER X Details of specimen preparation including time between preparation and testing
RUCS_SDIA OTHER 1DP mm Specimen diameter
RUCS_LEN OTHER 1DP mm Specimen length
RUCS_MC OTHER 1DP % Water content of specimen tested
RUCS_COND OTHER X Condition of specimen as tested
RUCS_DURN OTHER T mm:ss Test duration
RUCS_STRA OTHER 3DP MPa/s Stress rate
RUCS_UCS OTHER 3SF MPa Uniaxial compressive strength
RUCS_MODE OTHER PA Mode of failure
RUCS_MACH OTHER X Type of testing machine
RUCS_REM OTHER X Remarks
RUCS_METH OTHER X Test method
RUCS_LAB OTHER X Name of testing laboratory/organization
RUCS_CRED OTHER X Accrediting body and reference number (when appropriate)
TEST_STAT OTHER X Test status
FILE_FSET OTHER X Associated file reference (e.g. test result sheets)
SPEC_BASE OTHER 2DP m since 4.1 Depth to base of specimen
RUCS_DEV OTHER X since 4.1 Deviation from the specified procedure
RUCS_ESEC OTHER 3SF GPa since 4.1 Young's modulus, secant
RUCS_ETAN OTHER 3SF GPa since 4.1 Young's modulus, tangent
RUCS_EAVG OTHER 3SF GPa since 4.1 Young's modulus, average (mean)
RUCS_SSEC OTHER X since 4.1 Stress level at which secant Young's modulus has been measured
RUCS_STAN OTHER X since 4.1 Stress level at which tangent Young's modulus has been measured
RUCS_SAVG OTHER X since 4.1 Stress level at which average (mean) Young's modulus has been measured
RUCS_MUS OTHER 3SF since 4.1 Poisson's ratio, secant
RUCS_MUT OTHER 3SF since 4.1 Poisson's ratio, tangent
RUCS_MUAV OTHER 3SF since 4.1 Poisson's ratio, average (mean)
RUCS_E DEPRECATED 3SF GPa removed 4.2 Young's modulus
RUCS_MU DEPRECATED 2DP removed 4.2 Poisson's ratio
RUCS_ESTR DEPRECATED X removed 4.2 Stress level at which modulus has been measured
RUCS_ETYP DEPRECATED PA removed 4.2 Method of determination of Young's modulus