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Test Method Title

Total Hardness

Reference Number

ISRM & Tarkoy

Material

Rock

Test Property

Hardness

Description of Test

The Total Hardness test was developed to make reliable predictions of TBM performance. The Total Hardness is a composite index incorporating both a measure of rock hardness and rock abrasivity. Total Hardness is calculated from the results of a Schmidt Hammer Hardness and a Modified Taber Abrasion Hardness.

Preferred Test Sample Size

Number of Test Specimens

1

Test Specimen Size

A minimum of 6 in of core,; 8 in of core preferred

Keywords

total, hardness

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