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Rocks are mechanically resistant rock material, whose structure and deformability corresponds to that of solids [Chemi08].

ISO 14689 [DINENISO14689:2004] defines rock as, "a naturally occurring assemblage of minerals, consolidated, cemented or otherwise bonded together, so as to form material of generally greater strength or rigidity than soils".

The designation rock - opposite: soil - does not make a statement on the strength behaviour.


Rock:
A …


Rock is differentiated according to the mineral content and the history of its formation (rock material formation) as igneous rock material, sedimentary rock material and metamorphic rock material.

Igneous rock material is rock originating from the fluids inside the earth (e.g. granite or basalt).

Sedimentary rock material is formed from soil and the drainage of water and has been converted by pressure through consolidation (diagenesis) into, …


Discontinuity:
A plane, which interrupts the contunity of the stone and can limit a fissure that is open or can open when stress changes (e.g. construction works) (with reference to [DINENISO14689-1:2004]).

(Image: Rock with bedding joints SF, bedding planes SS and fissure planes K1, K2, K3 to DIN 4022-1 [DIN4022])

A framework of discontinuities is understood to be the totality of all discontinuities occurring in rock. Type and origin, quantity, arrangement and formation of the discontinuities, together with the rock material properties characterize the rock mass properties [Ester95].

Discontinuities are described by:

  • spatial position
  • position
  • structure
  • clearance
  • level of discontinuity

Disadvantageous framework of dicontinuities at the example of shafts in …

Since the compressive strength of a corpus depends on the experimental standard and does thus not represent a clear unit, the uniaxial compressive strength of a rock should always be determined by means of a uniaxial pressure test according to DIN 18316 [DIN18316].

The uniaxial compressive strength of rock can by estimated by means of field tests according to EN ISO 14689 [ [DINENISO14689-1:2004].

(Table: Field tests to estimate the uniaxial compressive …

(Table: European standards for soil and rock classification in connection with trenchless installation of pipelines [FI-Steina])

In DIN 18300 "Contract procedures for building works - Part C: General technical specifications for building works; Earthworks" (ATV) [DIN18300-Cd], the subsoil is divided into seven soil and rock classes. The classification characteristic here is exclusively from the point of view of the ease of breakout .

Application range of DIN 18300:

  • in trenchless installation of pipelines it applies for the loosening, loading, conveying, installing and compacting …
(Table: Soil and rock classes to DIN 18300 [DIN18300-Cd])

The soil and rock types are first summarized into five main classes according to the material or soil and rock mechanical properties with reference to the technical requirements of boring and drilling works in trenchless installation .

Furthermore, it is distinguished between 12 soil classes and 8 rock classes as well as 4 additional classes for stones.

Application range of DIN 18319:

  • applies for underground installation of pre-fabricated pipes of …

(Image: Diagram of soil and rock classification in accordance with DIN 18319 [DIN18319])

(Table: Classes LN: Non-cohesive soil, particle size - 63 mm [DIN18319])
(Table: Classes LB: Cohesive soil, particle size - 63 mm [DIN18319])
(Table: Additional classes ("stone classes") S [DIN18319])

The class LO "organic soils", contains no further subdivisions.

(Table: Classes F: Rock material [DIN18319])

(Table: Soil classification according to the USCS (USA) [ASTMD248700])

The Rock Quality Index (abbreviated to RQD-value or RQD-index) was developed in 1967 by Deere [Deere67] as a characteristic for describing rock and relies on the length of the intact segments of the bore core to designate the quality of the rock mass.

The RQD-value provides the relationship L10/L in percent where L10 is the cumulative length of core pieces with intact length of 10 cm or more and L is the total length of the core.

(Table: Allocation …

(Table: Classification of different types of soils according to steerability)

This classification proposal by Spang [Spang87] that can be used especially for pipe jacking with shield machines with partial excavation by hand (hand shields) or with mechanial partial excavation, is based on a classification system for tunnel construction in soil described in [Proct77].

(Table: Classification according to the working face behaviour)

(Table: Classification according to the stability at the working face [Spang87])

The abrasiveness of a rock material is dependent on numerous parameters, among which are:

  • The content of abrasive minerals with a MOHS hardness > 5.5 (steel),

  • Fabric and texture,

  • Framework of discontinuities,

  • Effects of the change of the rock mass due to weathering.

[Thuro98b]

(Table: Classification of rock material with reference to the CAI index [Thuro98b])
(Table: CAI Index (Empirical values) for various types of rock material to Büchi [Büchi95])

The crust of the earth consists mostly of rock materials that are made up of naturally formed quantities of different minerals (mineral aggregates) or of only one mineral type. This can occur as soil or as rock and sometimes of both in sequence.

Soil occurs through the weathering of rock. It exists either in original strata (weathered soils) or has been transported by wind, water or ice and deposited (sediments) (Abschnitt 4.5.1) [Soos96].

Rock is …

With non-cohesive soils, the individual particles or parts of the rock material form an agglomeration that possesses a measure of strength due to the friction of the particle surfaces. Their properties are influenced by the particles size, particle size distribution, particle form and particle roughness. Depending on the base material, they are often resistant to weather conditions.

According to DIN 1054 [DIN1054:2005], the non-cohesive soils comprise …

With cohesive soils, the particles adhere to each other due to electrostatic surface forces and thus form an interconnected formable mass. Their properties (strength behaviour) are influenced largely by the water content, the particle size and the clay mineral content (Abschnitt 4.3.1.5). They are sensitive to weathering.

According to DIN 1054 [DIN1054:2005], this type of soil comprises clays, clayey silts, and silts (e.g. sandy clay, sandy silt, …

According to DIN 1054 [DIN1054:2005], this type of soil comprises peat or sapropel and inorganic soils with organic admixtures of animal or plant origin (Tabelle 4.3.1.1.3), when the weight percentage is more than 3% or 5% (e.g. sand containing humus, sapropel, or sand containing peat, organic silt or clay, loam). Depending on the degree of decay, such soils possess a fibrous, fleecy or earthy texture and a high degree of water retention or water …