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http://dx.doi.org/10.9720/kseg.2014.1.101

Correlation Between the Point-Load Strength and the Uniaxial Compressive Strength of Korean Granites  

Woo, Ik (Department of Ocean science and Engineering, Kunsan National University)
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The Journal of Engineering Geology / v.24, no.1, 2014 , pp. 101-110 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study presents the results of a regression analysis of the point-load strength ($I_{s(50)}$) and the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) of granites in Korea. The regression was carried out for three cases using the least-squares method, reclassifying the granite samples based on their physical properties. The first regression analysis through the origin according to the weathering grade did not give a result with a sufficient degree of confidence, due to the small number of samples. However, the general trend of the correlation between UCS and $I_{s(50)}$according to weathering grade shows that the slope of the linear regression for weathered granite is steeper than that for fresh granite. The second analysis was a simple linear regression for all the granite samples using the least-squares method as well as a linear regression using the bootstrap resampling method in order to increase the confidence level and the accuracy of the regression results. The third regression considered the average strength of granite groups reclassified according to physical properties. These linear regression analyses yielded linear regression equations with slopes of 14 and small standard deviations being similar to values reported in previous studies on Korean granites, but whose intercept values range from 16 to 43 and have a larger standard deviation than those of the present study. In conclusion, it would be advisable to estimate UCS from $I_{s(50)}$, considering the error range derived from the deviation of the regression equations.
Keywords
granite; point-load strength; uniaxial compressive strength; linear regression; least-squares method; bootstrap resampling;
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