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Rock cuts and their relationship to unconfined compressive strength

Abstract:

This work shows the results of a series of rock cutting speed test in order to get a relationship between the above-mentioned speed and the unconfined compressive strength of rock material. This work started by collecting rock samples taken from a community called Cojitambo in the province of Cañar (Ecuador). After the rock samples were taken, these were prepared and test tubes of such material were obtained. These measured approximately 5 cm x 10 cm x 12 cm. They were cut into two parts by using a diamond disk rock cutter. Finally, the specimens generated, after doing the cutting test, were subjected to unconfined compressive strength test (UCS), which eventually helped determine the existing relationship between cutting speed and UCS of the values and results obtained.