ISSN: 1945-7553
CODEN: JTEVAB
Page Count: 8

Statistical Properties of the Bukit Timah Granite in Singapore

Wu, C
Research scholar and associate professor, Protective Technology Research Center, Nanyang Technological University, School of Civil and Structural Engineering, Singapore,

Hao, H
Research scholar and associate professor, Protective Technology Research Center, Nanyang Technological University, School of Civil and Structural Engineering, Singapore,

Zhou, Y
Civil engineer, Lands and Estates Organization, Ministry of Defence, Singapore,

(Received 11 March 1999; accepted 4 October 1999)

Abstract

The mechanical behavior of rock mass is affected strongly by its material properties. This paper carries out statistical analyses of the material properties of a rock mass. Statistical analyses of the material constants and the initial damage parameter of the rock mass are performed by using both field and laboratory test data. Based on the measured properties of rock specimens, the elastic modulus, uniaxial compressive strength, and the Poisson's ratio of rock are each found to have normal distributions and the tensile strength to have the gamma distribution. By using Monte Carlo simulation, the equivalent critical tensile strain is found to have the normal distribution. The initial damage of the rock mass, which describes the effects of naturally existing geological discontinuities in a rock mass, is estimated using the field-measured longitudinal and transverse elastic wave velocities. It is found to have the beta distribution. These distributions of rock properties can be used in statistical analyses of the rock mass responses to both static and dynamic loads.

Keywords:
statistical distribution, granite, strength, strain, Poisson's ratio, initial damage, laboratory test, field seismic survey

Paper ID: JTE12072J
DOI: 10.1520/JTE12072J
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