Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 1859c547-c10c-4ce4-ad2e-e54f7b66d4ef
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Laboratory Investigations of Soils and Rocks for Engineering Analysis and Design of Nuclear Power Plants + HISTORY – HISTORY 07/2014 – DG-1256 , Proposed Revision 3 08/2001 – DG-1109 , Proposed Revision 2 (Rev. 3)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1318/ML13186A032.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.138
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REQUIREMENTS Permeability ASTM D4525-08 Refs. 10, 41 Permeability of intact rock Laboratory permeability values are not normally representative of in situ permeability of shallow jointed rock masses. Degradation resistance ASTM C535-09 Percent of weight of rock greater than 3/4 in. (19 mm) Seismic velocity ASTM D2845-08 Compressional and shear wave velocities in intact rock Requires signal generator, transducers, oscilloscope Direct tensile strength ASTM D2936-08 Uniaxial tensile strength of intact rock Splitting tensile strength ASTM D3967-08 Indirect measure of tensile strength of intact rock Modulus of rupture Ref. 15 Indirect measure of tensile strength of intact rock Unconfined compression ASTM D7012-10 Young’s moduli and unconfined compression strength of intact rock Uniaxial compression ASTM D7012-10 Young’s moduli, Poisson’s ratio D7070-08 Triaxial compression undrained ASTM D7012-10 Young’s moduli, cohesion friction parameters of failure envelope Triaxial compression without pore pressure measurements ASTM D7012-10 Ref. 42 Young’s moduli, cohesion friction parameters Triaxial compression with pore pressure measurements Ref. 42 Young’s moduli, cohesion friction parameters of effective stress conditions Slake durability ASTM D4644-08 Ref. 37 Index of resistance to slaking Direct shear ASTM D5607-08 Shear strength Appendix A to DG-1256, Page A-5 APPENDIX A REFERENCES AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS (ASTM) STANDARDS ASTM C127-07, “Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density (Specific Gravity), and Absorption of Coarse Aggregate,” West Conshohocken, PA. ASTM C128-07a, “Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density (Specific Gravity), and Absorption of Fine Aggregate,” West Conshohocken, PA. ASTM C294-05, “Standard Descriptive Nomenclature for Constituents of Concrete Aggregate,” West Conshohocken, PA. ASTM C535-09, “Standard Test Method for Resistance to Degradation of Large-Size Coarse Aggregate by Abrasion and