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Physical Property Measurements


All physical property testing is performed under strict quality control guidelines of ASTM and/or ISRM established test procedures

Unconfined Compressive Strength (UCS)
Indirect (Brazilian) Tensile Strength
Cerchar Abrasivity Index (CAI)
Punch Penetration Test
Acoustic Velocities and Dynamic Elastic Constants
Point Load Test
Thin-section Petrographic Analysis
Schmidt Hammer Hardness
Shore Sceleroscope Hardness
Taber Abrasion
Abrasive Mineral Content and Mohr's Hardness
Static Elastic Constants
Triaxial Strength Testing
Additional Tests


 

 

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