Rock mechanics is the part of geotechnical engineering that studies the behaviour of rocks under variable physical and environmental conditions. Testing is undertaken to enable the prevention of geotechnical failure such as shearing, by measuring the behaviour of rocks for compliance with regulations, design specifications and quality control standards.
Typically, the testing of rock properties such as strength and permeability, is necessary in applications such as mining, drilling, underground excavations, tunnels, wells, road cuts, landfill, reservoirs, dams and construction projects where structures are built on or in rock.
ELE’s range of rock mechanics testing equipment includes rock core drills, specimen extruders, core trimmers and cut-off machines for sample preparation, and the laboratory equipment necessary for rock testing.