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IS 10050 (1981): Method for determination of slake

durability index of rocks [CED 48: Rock Mechanics]

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 IS:10050- 1981

Indian Standard
METHOD FOR
DETERMINATION OF SLAKE DURABILITY
INDEX OF ROCKS

Soil Engineering and Rock Mechanics Sectional Committee, BDC 23

Chairman Representing

DR JAGDISH NARAIN University of Roorkee, Roorkee

Members

ADDITIONALDIRECTOR RESEARCH Ministry of Railways

( FE ), RDSO
DEPUTY DIRECTOR RESEARCH
SRrI $ ~I;~I;;~~ RDSO ( Alternate )
. . . Public Works Department, Government of Uttar
Pradesh, Lucknow
DR B. L. DHAWAN ( Alternate )
PROE ALAM SINGS University of Jodhpur, Jodhpur
COL AVTAR SINGH Engineer-in-Chief’s Branch, Army Headquarters
&Ministry of Defence )
LT-COL V. K. K~NITKAR ( Alternate )
CHIEF ENGINEER ( D & R ) Irrigation Department, Government of Punjab,
Chandiearh
DR G. S. DHILLON ( Alternate )
SHRI M. C. DANDAVATE The Concrete Association of India, Bombay
SHRI N. C. DUGGAL ( Alternate )
SHEI A. G. DASTIDAR In personal capacity (5 Hungerford Street, 12/l Hunger-
ford Court. Calcutta 700017)
DR G. S. DHILLON Ind& Geotechnical Society, New Delhi
DIILECTOR, IRI Irrigation Department, Government of Uttar
-Pradesh Roorkee
SHRI A. H. DIV~NJI Asia Founda;ions and Construction (P) Ltd, Bombay
SHRI A. N. JANGLE ( Alternate )
DR GOPAL RANJAN Institution of Engineers ( India ), Calcutta
DR GOPAL RANJAN University of Roorkee, Roorkee
SHRI S. GUPT~ Cemindia Co Ltd, Bombay
SHRI N. V. DE SOUZA ( Alternate )
SHRI G. S. JAIN G. S. Jain & Associates, Roorkee
SHRI VIJ~Y K. JAIN ( Alternate )

( Continued on page 2 )

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Members Representing
SRRr A. B.JOSHI Central Water Commission, New Delhi
DY DIRECTOR ( CSMRS ) ( Alternate )
COL M. V. KAYERKAR Ministry ofDefence ( R 8~ D )
SKRI V. B. GRORPADE ( Alternate )
SHRI 0. P. MaLHOTRA Public Works Deaartment. Chandigarh Adminir
tration, Chandigarh ’
SHRI D. R. NARAHARI Central Building Research Institute ( CSIR 1,
Roorkee
SHR,I B. G. RAO ( Alternate )
SHRI T. K. NATRAJAN Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi
DR G. V. Rno Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi
DR K. K. GUPTA ( Alternate )
RESEARCH OFFICER ( B & RRL ) Public ‘Works Department, Government of Punjab,
Chandigarh _
SHRI K. R. SAXeX.4 Engineering Research Laboratories, Government of
Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad
SECRETARY Central Board of Irrigation & Power, New Delhi
DY SECRETARY ( Alternate )
SHRI N. SIVA~URU Roads Wing ( Ministry of Shipping and Transport )
SRRI D. V. SIEKA ( Alternate )
SRRI K. S. SRINIVAS.4N National Buildings Organization, New Delhi
SRRI SUNIL BERRY ( Alternate )
SRRI N. SUBFL4iX.4NY.4M Karnataka Engineering Research Station, Krishna-
rajasagar _
SUPERI~TENDINO ENGINEER Public Works Department, Government of Tamil
(P&D) Nadu, Madras
EXECUTIVE ENGINEER ( SMRD ) ( Alternate )
SHRI G. RAMAN, Director General, ISI ( Ex-oficio Member )
Director ( Civ Engg )
Secretary
SHRI K. M. MATHUR
Deputy Director ( Civ Engg ), IS1

Rock Mechanics Subcommittee, BDC 23 : 5

Convener
DR B. SINQH Central Mining Research Station, Dhanbad
Members
SIERI A. K. DUBE ( Alternate to
Dr B. Singh )
SHRI AMAX SIN~H Central Building Research Institute ( CSIR ),
Roorkee
SHRI CHANDRA PIEAICASII( Alternate )
PROOFBIIAWANI SIN~H University of Roorkee, Roorkee
DIRECTOR ( CSMRS ) Central Soil Mechanics Research Station, New
Delhi
DIRECTOR ( CW & PRS ) Central Water & Power Research Station, Pune
SHRI S. L. MOKHASRI ( Alternate )

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 IS : 10050 - 1981

Indian Standard
METHOD FOR
DETERMINATION OF SLAKE DURABILITY
INDEX OF ROCKS

0. FOREWORD
0.1 This Indian Standard tias adopted by the Indian Standards Institution
on 24 December 1981, after the draft finalized by the Soil Engineering
and Rock Mechanics Sectional Committee had been approved by the
Civil Engineering Division Council.
0.2 A number of Indian Standards covering method of test to assess
various properties of rocks are being formulated. This standard covers
the property of durability of rock which is best used for comparing one
rock with another on the basis of their respective slake-durabilities.
0.3 In reporting the results of a test or anaIysis made in accordance
with this standard, if the final value, observed or calculated, is to be
rounded off, it shall be done in accordance with IS : 2-1960”.

1. SCOPE
1.1 This test is intended to assess the resistance offered by a rock sample
to weakening and disintegration when subjected to two standard cycles
of drying and wetting in a slaking fluid usually water.
NOTE - Acids, sea water or corrosive ground water could also be used.

2. TERMINOLOGY
2.0 For the purpose of this standard, the following definition shall
apply.
2.1 Slaking Fluid - The fluid used in slake durability test is termed
as slaking fluid. Tap water at 2o”C, approximating to normal ambient
temperature is specified for the test.

*Rules for rounding off numerical values ( revised

).

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3. APPARATUS - ( see Fig. 1 ).

p----1OOmm --+

t-
LO mm
_i._.--_

FIG. 1 LINE DIAGRAM OF SLAKE-DURABIIJ~Y TEST APPARATUS

3.1 The test drum shall be made from a 2.0 mm wire mesh of unobstruc-
ted length of lOO*O mm and diameter 140 mm with a solid fixed base.
The drum shall be able to withstand a temperature of 105°C. The drum
shall have solid removable lid. The drum shall be sufficiently strong to
retain its shape during use, but neither the exterior of the mesh nor the
interior of the drum should be obstructed, by reinforcing members.

3.2 A trough, to contain the test drum supported with its axis horizontal
in a manner allowing rotation, capable of being filled with a slaking fluid,
such as water, to a level 20 mm below the drum axis. The drum shall
be mounted to allow 40 mm unobstructed clearance between the trough
and the base of the mesh.

3.3 A motor drive, capable of rotating the drum at a speed of 20 rev/

min, the speed to be held constant to within 5 percent for a period of
10 minutes.
3.4 An oven, capable of maintaining a temperature of 105 f 5°C for a
period of at least 12 hours.

3.5 A balance, capable of weighing the drum plus sample to an accuracy

of 0.5 g.

4. TEST PROCEDURE
4.1 A representative sample comprising ten rock lumps should be selected,
each weighing 40-60 g to give a total sample weight of 400-600 g.
Lumps should be roughly spherical in shape and corners should be
rounded off during preparation.

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4.2 The sample shall be placed in clean drum and dried to constant
weight at a temperature of 105 f 5°C. The weight A of the drum
plus sample shall be recorded. The sample should then immediately
be used for testing purposes.

4.3 The lid shall be then placed, the drum mounted in the trough and
coupled to the motor.

4.4 The trough shall be filled with slaking fluid, usually tap water at
2O”C, to a level of 20 mm below the drum axis, and the drum rotated
at 20 rev/min for a period of 10 minutes.

4.5 The drum shall be removed from the trough and the lid removed
from the drum. The drum plus retained portion of sample shall be
dried to constant weight at 105 & 5°C. The weight B of the drum plus
retained portion of the sample shall be recorded.

4.6 The test shall be repeated as in 4.4 and 4.5 for a further period of
10 minutes. The weight C of the drum plus retained portion of the
sample shall be recorded.

4.7 The drum shall then be brushed clean and its weight D recorded.

5. CALCULATION

5.1 The slake-durability index ( second cycle ) is calculated as percen-

tage ratio of final to initial dry sample weights as follows:

G-D
Slake:durability Index ( Id2 ) = 2yD- X 100
percent

6. REPORTING OF RESULTS

6.1 The report shall include the following information for each sample
tested:
a) The slake-durability index ( second cycle ) to nearest 0.1 percent;
and
b) The nature and temperature of the slaking fluid, usually tap
water at 20°C.

6.1.1 If required additional information for details of fragments

retained in the drum and material passing through the drum may also be
given.
6.2 A tentative sub-division of the slake-durability scale may be used
for classification as given in Table 1.

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 TABLE 1 TENTATIVE SUB-DIVISION OF SLAKE-DURABILITY SCALE

( Clause 6.2 )
SLAKE-DURABILITY
16 CLASSIFICATIOlJ
PERCENT
O-25 Very low
Over 25-50 Low
Over 50-75 Medium
Over 75-90 High
Over 90-95 Very high
Over 95-100 Extremely high

6.3 The second cycle slake-durability index, calculated as in 5, with tap

water at 2O”C, is proposed for use in rock classification. However, sample
with second cycle indexes from 0 to 10 percent should be further
characterized by their first cycle slake-durability indices as follows:
Slake-durability Index ( First-cycle ) la1
percent B-D x100
= A-D
( Continued from page 2 )

Members Representing

PROF B. K. KAUL Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra

SHRI M. D. NAIR Associated Instrument Manufacturers ( India )
Private Limited, New Delhi
PRO+ T. S. NA~ARAJ ( Alternate )
SHRI P. L. N~RULA Geological Survey of India, Calcutta
DRY. V. RAM.~NA National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad
DR T. RAMAMURTHI Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi
RESEARCH OFIWXR, SRPD, Irrigation Department, Government of Maharashtra,
MERI Bombay
SECRETlRY Central Board of Irrigation & Power, New Delhi
DEPUTY SECRETARY ( Alternate )

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 INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS ( SI UNITS )
Base Umitm

QUAWMTT UNIT SYXBOL

Length mctre m
Maa8 kilogram kg
Time second I
Electric current ampere A
Thermodynamic kelvin K
temperature
Luminous intensity candela cd
Amount of substance mole ma1

Supplementary Units

QUANTITY UNIT SYMBOL

Plane angle radian rad

Solid angle rteradian *r

Dctived Unitm
QUAWTITI UNIT SYMBOL

Force newton N 1 N - 1 kg.m/s2

Energy joule J 1 J - 1 N.m
Power W8tt w 1W - 1 JC
Flux webcr Wb 1 Wb - 1 V.r
Flux density terla T 1 T - i Wb/ma
Frequency hertz HI 1 Hz - 1 c/s (s-1)
Electric conductance siemcns s 1 S - 1 A/V
Blectromotive force volt V 1 v - 1 W/A
Prenure, ltreu pa%4 Pd 1 Pa-IN/m’