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


For more information, contact:    
 
Dr. Levent Ozdemir
Colorado School of Mines
Department of Mining Engineering
Golden, CO 80401

Phone: (303) 273-3419
Fax: (303) 273-3719
e-mail: lozdemir@mines.edu