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Grade Description Field identification Approx. ego compressive strength (MPa) R6 Extremely strong rock Specimen ean only be chipped with geological +250 hammer. RS Very strong rock Specimen requises many blows of geological 100-250 hammer to fracture it. RA Strong rock. Specimen requizes more than one blow of 50-100 geological hammer to fracture it RB Medium strong rock Cannot be scraped or peeled with a pocket 25-50 * nif, specimen can be fractured with single firm blow of geological hammer. R2 Weak rock Can be peeled by a pocket knife with difficulty, 5.0-25 shallow indentations made by firm blow with point of geological hammer. RL Very weak rock Crumbles under firm blows with point of 1.0-5.0 geological hammer and can be peeled by scket knife Ro Extremely weak rock —_Indented by thumbnail 0.25-1.0 $6 Hard clay Indented with difficulty by thumbnail. >05 85 Very stiff clay Readily indented by thumbnail. 0.25-0.5 SA Stiff clay Readily indented by chumb bue penetrated 010.35 only with great difficulty. 3 Firm clay Can be penetrated several inches by thumb 0.05-0.1 with moderate effort. s2 Soft clay Easily penetrated several inches by thumb. 0.025-0.05 st Very soft clay Easily penetrated several inches by fist <0.025

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