LAMPIRAN A

(ROCK MASS RATING (RMR) CLASSIFICATION(BIENEWSKI, 1976))

CLASSIFICATION PARAMETERS AND THEIR RATINGS

PARAMETER RANGERS OF VALUE
1 STRENGTH OF Point Load Strength Index >8 Mpa 4 – 8 Mpa 2-4 Mpa 1-2 Mpa For this low range uniaxial
INTACT ROCK compressive strength test is
MATERIAL preferred
Uniaxial Compressive >200 Mpa 100 – 200 Mpa 50-100 Mpa 25-50 Mpa 10-25 3-10 1-3
Strength (30000 psi) (15000 – 30000 psi) (7500-15000 psi) (3500-7500 psi) Mpa Mpa Mpa
(1500- (450- (150-
3500 psi) 3500 psi) 450 psi)
ISRM Strength Classification R6 R5 R4 R3 R2 R1
Rating 15 12 7 4 2 1 0
2 DRILL CORE QUALITY RQD 90% - 100% 75%-90% 50%-75% 25%-50% <25%
Rating 20 17 13 8 3
3 NATURAL Joint Spacing >3 m (10 ft) 1-3 m (3-10 ft) 300 mm-1 m (1-3 ft) 50-300 mm(0,2- <50 mm (<0,2 ft)
FRACTURE 1 ft)
DENSITY Joint Frequency <0,3m (<0,1 ft) 0,3-1/m(0,1-0,3/ft) 1-3/m (0,3-1/ft) 3-20/m (1-6/ft) >20/m (>6/ft)
Rating 30 25 20 10 5
4 CONDITION OF JOINT Very rough surfaces Not Slightly rough surfaces Slightly rough Slickensided Soft gouge > 5 mm thick
continuous Separation <1 mm surfaces surfaces or
No separation Hard joint wall rock Separation <1 mm or Joins open > 5 mm
Hard joint wall rock Soft joint wall rock Gouge< 5mm Continuous joints
thick
or
Joint open 1-5
mm
Continuous
joint
Rating 25 20 12 6 0
5 GROUND WATER Inflow per 10 m tunnel length None <25 liters/minute 25-125 > 125 liters/minute
liters/minute
Ratio of joint water pressure 0 0,0-0,2 0,2-0,5 >0,5
Major principal stress or or or
or Moist only Water under Severe water problems
General Cond. (interstitial water) moderate
Completely dry pressure
Rating 10 7 4 0

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