Research Article

Point Load Test of Half-Cylinder Core Using the Numerical Model and Laboratory Tests: Size Suggestion and Correlation with Cylinder Core

Table 1

The mechanical properties of different rock types.

NumberRock typeSample depth (m)UCS (MPa)Young’s elastic modulus (GPa)Poisson’s ratio

1Granodiorite696.6–701.767.033.70.24
2Porphyritic granodiorite873.2–885.489.643.70.22
3Granodiorite423.7–430.555.742.90.21
4Granodiorite729.4–739.4103.841.50.21
5Porphyritic granodiorite855.5–861.393.538.80.23
6Granodiorite porphyry851.0–863.099.640.70.21
7Granodiorite471.0–478.024.241.00.20
8Granodiorite477.8–483.043.461.00.25
9Granodiorite porphyry503.8–507.990.836.00.21
10Granodiorite porphyry531.5–534.828.444.80.21
11Granodiorite porphyry463.1–474.671.633.50.24