A new method to test rock abrasiveness based on physico-mechanical and structural properties of rocks

Abstract

A new method to test rock abrasiveness is proposed based upon the dependence of rock abrasiveness on their structural and physico-mechanical properties. The article describes the procedure of presentation of properties that govern rock abrasiveness on a canonical scale by dimensionless components, and the integrated estimation of the properties by a generalized index. The obtained results are compared with the known classifications of rock abrasiveness.

Keywords

• Abrasiveness
• Physico-mechanical and structural properties of rocks
• Classification by abrasiveness