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    This document provides information about performing a Rock Quality Designation (RQD) test on rock core samples. The RQD test involves measuring the total length of core pieces from a borehole that are longer than 100mm (4 inches) and calculating what percentage of the total core length they represent. This provides a rating of the rock quality, with higher percentages indicating better quality rock. Ratings are classified as very poor, poor, fair, good, or excellent depending on the RQD percentage. The document includes diagrams demonstrating how to determine RQD and a classification table relating RQD percentages to rock mass quality ratings.

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    This document provides information about performing a Rock Quality Designation (RQD) test on rock core samples. The RQD test involves measuring the total length of core pieces from a borehole that are longer than 100mm (4 inches) and calculating what percentage of the total core length they represent. This provides a rating of the rock quality, with higher percentages indicating better quality rock. Ratings are classified as very poor, poor, fair, good, or excellent depending on the RQD percentage. The document includes diagrams demonstrating how to determine RQD and a classification table relating RQD percentages to rock mass quality ratings.

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    This document provides information about performing a Rock Quality Designation (RQD) test on rock core samples. The RQD test involves measuring the total length of core pieces from a borehole that are longer than 100mm (4 inches) and calculating what percentage of the total core length they represent. This provides a rating of the rock quality, with higher percentages indicating better quality rock. Ratings are classified as very poor, poor, fair, good, or excellent depending on the RQD percentage. The document includes diagrams demonstrating how to determine RQD and a classification table relating RQD percentages to rock mass quality ratings.

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    This document provides information about performing a Rock Quality Designation (RQD) test on rock core samples. The RQD test involves measuring the total length of core pieces from a borehole that are longer than 100mm (4 inches) and calculating what percentage of the total core length they represent. This provides a rating of the rock quality, with higher percentages indicating better quality rock. Ratings are classified as very poor, poor, fair, good, or excellent depending on the RQD percentage. The document includes diagrams demonstrating how to determine RQD and a classification table relating RQD percentages to rock mass quality ratings.

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    Faculty of Science and Technology

    The Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong

    SCE 5431
    Earthwork Engineering

    Lab Session for Earthwork Engineering


    Lab Report on Data Recording Sheet and Question Answering

    Date of Experiment:

    Date of Submission:

    Full Name (in BLOCK letters) Student ID

    Remark: Please submit this lab report two week after the lab session (5 pm
    on or before the due date)
    Rock Quality Designation

    Rock Quality Designation TEST

    Purpose
    - Standard test method for determining Rock Quality Designation (RQD) of rock core,
    which is used to describe and classify the rock quality.

    Reference Number
    - ASTM d6032

    Test Property
    - RQD

    Description of test
    - RQD denotes the percentage of intact & sound rock retrieved from a borehole of any
    orientation. All 100 (4 in) or longer pieces of intact and sound rock core are summed and
    divided by the total length of the core run. Judgment may be required when determining
    intact and sound.

    Preferred Test Sample Size


    - Rock core drill run

    Test Specimen Size


    - One complete run, as determined by the engineer. Either a drill run, a complete core
    through one type of rock, or a complete run through a selected zone of concern (FIG. 1).

    Keywords
    - Classification, index, logging, quality, rock core, RQD
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    HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIBITY (PERMEABILITY) TEST

    Calculations

    Drill core quality is rated according to Rock Quality Designation, developed by Deere (1967),
    which can be determined by (FIG. 2):

    Classification Table

    From the RQD index, we can classify rock mass:


    RQD Rock mass quality
    <25% very poor
    25-50% poor
    50-75% fair
    75-90% good
    90-100% excellent
    from Deere (1967)
    *The test can be easily done by using the RQD equation.
    FIG. 1 Rock sample, an example

    FIG. 2 Procedure for determining the RQD


    HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIBITY (PERMEABILITY) TEST

    Form 1

    Date tested: _________________________ Tested by: ____________________________

    Rock description: ________________________________________________________________

    Diameter of the cell: _______________________ Length of the cell: ______________________

    Table 1. Test Results

    Test Sequence Length of core Length of core RQD Description and


    No. No. of core pieces smaller than pieces larger Classification
    pieces 10 cm than 10 cm

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