USING THE POINT LOAD TEST TO DETERMINE THE UNIAXIAL ...
Freshly blasted rock, irregular lump samples Shale surface coal mines 1,100 PLT, 55 UCS Smith, 1997 Dredge material various harbors NG 8 UCS<1000 psi Dredge material various harbors NG 15 UCS<3500 psi sandstone/limestone unk NG 24 UCS>6000 psi Broch and Franklin, 1972 Various UK (?) NG 11 rock types Carter and Sneddon, 1977 Coal measure UK 1,000 PLT, 68 UCS 2122 3 .