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Test Method Title

Drillability Test Suite

Reference Number

NTNUs 13A-98 Drillability Test Methods & SINTEFs Standards

Material

Rock

Test Property

Drilling Rate Index, Bit Wear Index, Cutter Life Index, Flakiness, Brittleness Value, Siever's J-Value, Abrasion Value, Abrasion Value Cutter Steel

Description of Test

The Drillability tests produce reliable predictions of TBM performance. The test method determines Drilling Rate Index, Bit Wear Index, Cutter Life Index. The indices are indirect measures for the drillability of rock in tunneling and rock excavations.

Preferred Test Sample Size

Number of Test Specimens

1

Test Specimen Size

15 - 20 kg preferred; minimum simple size 10kg of rock core

Keywords

Drillability, NTNU, Drilling Rate Index, Bit Wear Index, Cutter Life Index

The trademarked acronyms and terms DRI™, BWI™, CLI™, SAT™, Drilling Rate Index™, Bit Wear Index™, Cutter Life Index™ and Soil Abrasion Test™ are unique for test results and calculated indices originating from NTNU/SINTEF and can only be obtained by testing samples at their reference laboratory in Trondheim, Norway.

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