Rock Engineering Properties

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Engineering Properties of Typical Rock Types

Table chart giving typical properties including Solid density, Unconfined Compressive Strength, Young's Modulus, Poisson's Ratio etc.

Material	Solid Density (t/m³)	Unconfined Compressive Strength (MPa)	Young's Modulus (GPa)	Poisson's Ratio
Basalt	3.00	78 – 412	20 – 100	0.14 – 0.25
Bauxite	2.05	-	-	-
Clay – dense, wet	1.70	-	-	-
Coal, Anthracite	1.60	8 – 50	-	-
Coal, Bituminous	1.36	-	-	-
Dolerite	2.80	290 – 500	-	-
Dolomite	2.96	15 – 118	20 – 84	0.1 – 0.2
Earth, moist	1.80	-	-	-
Gneiss	2.88	78 – 240	25 – 60	0.1 – 0.19
Granite	2.72	100 – 275	25 – 70	0.15 – 0.34
Gypsum	2.80	-	-	-
Iron ore	4.89	-	-	-
Limestone	2.64	10 – 245	10 – 80	0.1 – 0.23
Limonite	3.76	-	-	-
Magnetite	5.05	-	-	-
Marble	2.48	50 – 200	60 – 90	0.2 – 0.35
Mica-Schist	2.70	-	-	-
Porphory	2.56	-	-	-
Quartzite	2.50	85 – 350	26 – 100	0.15 – 0.2
Sandstone	2.40	50 – 160	5 – 86	0.1 – 0.3
Shale	2.58	20 – 150	8 – 30	0.1 – 0.3
Silica Sand	2.56	-	-	-
Siltstone	2.25	-	-	-

Sources:

Blasting and Explosives Quick Reference Guide 2010, Dyno Nobel

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