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UnknownMining Rock Mass Rating (RMR)
RMR = JA1+JA2+JA3+JA4+JA5+JB
A. Classification Parameters and Their Ratings
Parameter
Range of Values
A1. Strength of Intact Rock Material (MPa)
Point-Load
Strength Index
Uniaxial
Compressive
Strength
Rating JA1
A2. Drill Core
Quality - RQD
Rating JA2
A3. Spacing of
Discontinuities
Rating JA3
A4. Condition of
Discontinuities
Rating JA4
For this low range uniaxial compressive
test is preferred
> 10
4 - 10
2-4
1-2
> 250
100 - 250
50 - 100
25 - 50
5 - 25
1-5
<1
15
12
90% - 100%
75% - 90%
50% - 75%
25% - 50%
< 25%
20
17
13
>2m
0.6 - 2m
200 - 600 mm
60 - 200mm
< 60 mm
20
15
10
Slightly
rough
surfaces
Separation
< 1 mm
Highly
weathered
walls
Slickensided
surfaces or
Gouge < 5
mm thick or
Separation 1
- 5 mm
Continuous
Soft gouge
> 5 mm
thick or
Separation >
5 mm
Continuous
20
10
Very rough
surfaces
Not
continuous
No
separation
Unweathered
wall rock
30
Slightly
rough
surfaces
Separation <
1 mm
Slightly
weathered
walls
25
A5. Groundwater
Inflow per 10
m tunnel
length
(L/min)
None
< 10
10 - 25
25 - 125
> 125
< 0.1
0.1 - 0.2
0.2 - 0.5
> 0.5
General
Conditions
Completely
dry
Damp
Wet
Dripping
Flowing
Rating JA5
15
10
Joint water
pressure/
Major
principal
B. Rating Adjustment for Discontinuity Orientations
Strike and Dip
Orientations
Very
Very
Favorable Fair Unfavorable
Favorable
Unfavorable
Tunnels and
Mines
Rating
Foundations
JB
Slopes
-2
-5
- 10
- 12
-2
-7
- 15
- 25
-5
25
- 50
- 60
C. Rock Mass Classes Determined from Total Ratings
Rating
Class No.
100 - 81
80 - 61
60 - 41
40 - 21
< 21
II
III
IV
Description Very good rock Good rock Fair rock Poor rock Very poor rock
D. Meaning of Rock Classes
Class No.
Average
stand-up
time
20 yr for 15
m span
II
III
1 yr for 10
1 wk for 5 m span
m span
IV
10 h for
2.5 m
span
30 min
for 1 m
span
Cohesion of
rock mass
(kPa)
> 400
300 - 400
200 - 300
100 200
< 100
Friction
angle of rock
mass (deg)
> 45
35 - 45
25 - 35
15 - 25
< 15
E. Guidelines for Classification of Discontinuity Conditions**
Discontinuity
Length
(persistence)
Rating
Separation
(aperture)
Rating
Roughness
Rating
Infilling
(gouge)
Rating
Weathering
Rating
<1m
1-3m
3 - 10 m
10 - 20 m
> 20 m
None
< 0.1 mm
0.1 - 1.0
mm
1 - 5 mm
> 5 mm
Very rough
Rough
Slightly
rough
Smooth
Slickensided
None
Hard
Filling < 5
mm
Hard
Filling > 5
mm
Soft
Filling < 5
mm
Soft Filling
> 5 mm
Unweathered
6
Slightly
Moderately
Highly
Decomposed
weathered weathered weathered
5
F. Effect of Discontinuity Strike and Dip Orientation in
Tunnelling***
Strike perpendicular to tunnel axis
Strike parallel to tunnel axis
Drive with dip Dip 45 - 90
Drive with dip Dip 20 - 45
Dip 45 - 90
Dip 20 - 45
Very favourable
Favourable
Very unfavourable
Fair
Drive against dip - Drive against dip Dip 45 - 90
Dip 20 - 45
Fair
Dip 0 - 20 - Irrespective of strike
Unfavourable
Fair
*(after Bieniawski 1989)
**Some conditions are mutually exclusive. For example if infilling is present,
the roughness of the surface will be overshadowed by the influence of the
gouge. In such cases use A.4 directly.
***Modified after Wickham et al (1972)
Assessment of Joint Orientation Favorability
Upon Stability of Dam Foundations
Dip 0 10
Dip 10 - 30
Dip 30 60
Dip 60 90
Favorable
Very
favorable
Dip Direction
Very
favorable
Upstream
Downstream
Unfavorable
Fair
Note: This table is based on experience and consideration of stress
distribution in foundation rock masses. It assumes both the arch and the
effects of gravity have an effect on a dam structure.
The initial in-situ state of stress is not considered here, as in dam foundations
in-situ stresses are mainly important when considering grouting, drainage
curtains and the excavation sequence of foundations. For this last point, recent
evidence shows that high horizontal stresses may be expected in near-surface
rock masses.
Reproduced from
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17.10.06
