Laboratory Tests of rocks

Q1. The full form of ISRM is

A. Indian society of rock mechanics
B. International society of rock mechanics
C. Indian society for rock mechanics
D. International society for rock mechanics
Q2. For a cubical sample of rock used for the UCS test the L/D ratio is
A. 2.5 to 3
B. 2 to 3
C. 1
D. 0.5
Q3. Laboratory tests are considered less reliable as compared to In-Situ tests, due to
A. Scale effect in rocks
B. Laboratory tests are cheap
C. Laboratory tests are done by unexperienced persons
D. Laboratory tests require less time
Q4. Which of the following does not have any considerable influence on the strength properties of rocks?
A. Width or diameter of the specimen
B. Height of the specimen
C. Size of diamond saw used for making the specimen
D. Type of the loading platens
Q5. As per the ISRM recommendations the length to diameter ratio in the UCS test for a NX size core
sample is?
A. 2.5 to 3
B. 2 to 3
C. 1
D. 0.5
Q6. As per the ISRM recommendations, in the UCS test the ends of a cylindrical specimen should be flat
to within
A. 0.2 mm
B. 0.02 mm
C. 0.001 mm
D. 0.03 mm
Q7. As per the ISRM recommendations, in the UCS test the ends of the specimen should be
perpendicular to the axis of the specimen within
A. 0.03 radian
B. 0.001 radian
C. 0.01 radian
 D. 0.002 radian
Q8. Which type of loading platens are generally used in the UCS test?
A. Copper platens
B. Springed platens
C. Steel platens
D. (Steel + Nickel) platens
Q9. In a UCS test, the load acting on the loading platens is 25 KN. If the diameter and length of the
specimen are 54 mm and 150 mm respectively. Determine the UCS in MPa
A. 10.9
B. 109
C. 3.93
D. 39.3
Q10. In the UCS test the most preferable rate of loading (In MPa) is
A. 2 to 2.5
B. 1 to 2
C. 0.5 to 1
D. 0 .25 to 0.5
Q11. During testing of rocks the friction between the loading platens and the rock specimen is called
A. Scale effect
B. End effect
C. Side effect
D. Platens effect
Q12. With a high rate of loading what is the effect on the UCS of rock?
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Increases exponentially
D. Decreases exponentially
Q13. The load acting on a specimen is P and the diameter and length of the specimen is D and L
respectively. The uncorrected Point load index is
A. 0.32P/DL
B. P/D2
C. 0.64P/DL
D. 24P/D2

Q14. The relation between point load index (I) and UCS (S) is
A. I = 14 S
B. S = 14 I
C. S = 24 I
D. S = 14 I
Q15. A core of 100 mm height and 54 mm diameter is subjected to point loading. The ram of the
hydraulic jack has a cross sectional area of 12.5 cm2 and the dial gauge reading is 3 MPa. What is the
point load strength in MPa?
A. 1.63
B. 24
C. 30
D. 37.5
Q16. The diametral & axial tests, the irregular lump test and the block test are a kind of
A. UCS test
B. Point load test
C. Brazilian test
D. Fracture test
Q17. The most widely used test for the determination of tensile strength of rocks is
A. Point load test
B. Brazilian test
C. Fracture test
D. Direct pull test
Q18. During tensile strength determination, a rock specimen of diameter 5 cm and height 5 cm ,failed at a
compression load of 19.6 KN. The indirect tensile strength of the specimen is
A. 0.5 KPa
B. 2.5 MPa
C. 5 MPa
D. 25 KPa
Q19. For a Brazilian test the length to diameter ratio is
A. 0.5 to 1
B. 0.5 to 0.75
C. 2.5 to 3
D. 2 to 3
Q20. For determination of flexural strength of a rock sample four point loading test is being done. The
cross sectional area of the specimen is 50 mm * 100 mm , length of span is 30 cm and failure occurs at
1000 Kg. The flexural strength in Kg/cm2 is
A. 30
B. 60
C. 45
D. 15
Q21. For determination of shear strength of a rock sample Block shear test was done on a sample of 10
cm cube. If failure occurred at a load of 1500 Kg. The shear strength of the rock is (in Kg/ cm2)
A. 100
B. 10
 C. 10.6
D. 106
Q22. For determination of shear strength of a rock sample Punch shear test was done on a sample of
thickness 25 mm. The diameter of the puncher was 10 cm and the failure load is 500 kg. The shear
strength of the rock is (in Kg/ cm2)
A. 6.4
B. 64
C. 640
D. 0.64
Q23. Punching shear strength f a rock specimen is approximately_____________ the value of wet
specimen
A. Twice
B. Thrice
C. Four times
D. Half
Q24. A rock specimen was tested in compression. The lateral and longitudinal strains were 0.8% and 2%
respectively. The poisons ratio for the rock is
A. 2.5
B. 0.2
C. 0.4
D. 0.2
Q25. A core of 100 mm height and 54 mm diameter is subjected to point loading. The ram of the
hydraulic jack has a cross sectional area of 13.36 cm2 and the dial gauge reading is 12.5 MPa. What is the
point load strength index in MPa?
A. 5.7
B. 5.21
C. 4.85
D. 5.46
Q26. A rock specimen of 100 mm length and 50 mm dia is subjected to uni-axial compression. Two strain
gauges one axially and one radially are attached to the specimen. At the breaking load the readings of the
two gauges are 0.0082 and 0.0023 m/m respectively. The poisons ration for the specimen is
A. 0.28
B. 3.56
C. 2.8
D. 0.356
Q27. In a compression strength test the increase in confining pressure leads to a reduction in the
A. Brittleness
B. Ultimate bearing load
C. Ductility
D. Angle of friction
 Q28. For a cylindrical specimen of Cross sectional area A, length L , Youngs modulus E , and axial
load P. The stored strain energy is

A. P2L/2AE
B. P L2/AE
C. P2L2/2AE
D. PL/AE
Q29. For determination of shear strength of a rock sample Punch shear test was done on a sample of
thickness 8 mm. The diameter of the puncher was 2.8 cm and the failure load is 1000 kg. The shear
strength of the rock is (in Kg/ cm2)
A. 50.75
B. 142.10
C. 284.20
D. 446.43
Q30. . For the bending test the length to diameter ratio is
A. 0.5 to 1
B. 1 to 3
C. 3 to 7
D. 2.5 to 3