Rock

A naturally occurring assemblage of minerals, consolidated, cemented, or otherwise bonded together, so as to form material of generally greater strength or stiffness then soils.

 

Classification

Items > Materials > Rock

 

Available in the following programs

Repute

 

Properties

Property

Type

 

Description

Default value/units

Example/range of values

General

Name

The item's name

Soil 1

any text

Type

The item's type

Rock

 

Category

The item's sub group

Soil

 

Kind

The item's group

Materials

 

Notes

Free-form notes regarding this item

 

any text

Classification

Class

The soil's class

Rock

Rock, Marl

State

The soil's state

-

not available

Strict validation

If checked, enforce narrower range of typical geotechnical properties of the soil.

no

yes/no

Mass/Weight densities

See Cohesionless Soils

Drained strength

See Cohesionless Soils

Drained stiffness

See Cohesionless Soils

Help

Help file

Help file providing further information about this soil

Rex.chm

 

Web site

 

Web site for the program

www.geocentrix.co.uk/help/

 

 

Database properties of rocks

Parameter

Classification

Minimum

Default

Maximum

Class

State

Ext.

Normal

Normal

Ext.

r d (kg/m3)

All

 

2050

2100

2250

2300

2500

r s (kg/m3)  

All

 

2050

2100

2250

2300

2500

f peak (deg)

All

 

27

30

33

38

42

f crit (deg)

All

 

27

30

33

38

42

c'peak (kPa)

All

 

0

0

5

10

20

c'crit (kPa)

All

 

0

0

0

0

5

 

 

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