Submission Type
Poster
Start Date
April 2020
Abstract
A Schmidt hammer is a device designed to test the strength of concrete. More recently, the hammer has been used as a preliminary measure of rock strength. We took readings from the outcrop at Seth Green Drive, Rochester, NY and compared them to a more conventional measurement of strength, fracture density. The correlation of the best fit line relating the Schmidt hammer readings to fractures density was weak (R2=.076). As a result, we concluded that, at least for the strata examined there is no correlation between rock strength as measured by the Schmidt Hammer and fracture density.
Recommended Citation
Savoie, Joseph and Feldman, Austin, "176— Comparison of Using a Schmidt Hammer to Evaluate Strength of Rock to Conventional Methods" (2020). GREAT Day Posters. 68.
https://knightscholar.geneseo.edu/great-day-symposium/great-day-2020/posters-2020/68
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176— Comparison of Using a Schmidt Hammer to Evaluate Strength of Rock to Conventional Methods
A Schmidt hammer is a device designed to test the strength of concrete. More recently, the hammer has been used as a preliminary measure of rock strength. We took readings from the outcrop at Seth Green Drive, Rochester, NY and compared them to a more conventional measurement of strength, fracture density. The correlation of the best fit line relating the Schmidt hammer readings to fractures density was weak (R2=.076). As a result, we concluded that, at least for the strata examined there is no correlation between rock strength as measured by the Schmidt Hammer and fracture density.
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