(Reaffirmed 2001)

IS:10050- 1981

Indian Standard
METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF SLAKE DURABILITY INDEX OF ROCKS
Soil Engineering Chairman
DR JAGDISH NARAIN 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 ) University of Jodhpur, Jodhpur PROE ALAM SINGS Engineer-in-Chiefs Branch, Army Headquarters COL AVTAR SINGH &Ministry of Defence ) LT-COL V. K. K~NITKAR ( Alternate ) Irrigation Department, Government of Punjab, CHIEF ENGINEER ( D & R ) Chandiearh DR G. S. DHILLON ( Alternate ) The Concrete Association of India, Bombay SHRI M. C. DANDAVATE SHRI N. C. DUGGAL ( Alternate ) In personal capacity (5 Hungerford Street, 12/l HungerSHEI A. G. DASTIDAR ford Court. Calcutta 700017) DR G. S. DHILLON Ind& Geotechnical Society, New Delhi DIILECTOR, IRI Irrigation Department, Government of Uttar -Pradesh Roorkee Asia Founda;ions and Construction (P) Ltd, Bombay SHRI A. H. DIV~NJI SHRI A. N. JANGLE ( Alternate ) Institution of Engineers ( India ), Calcutta DR GOPAL RANJAN DR GOPAL RANJAN University of Roorkee, Roorkee SHRI S. GUPT~ Cemindia Co Ltd, Bombay SHRI N. V. DE SOUZA ( Alternate ) G. S. Jain & Associates, Roorkee SHRI G. S. JAIN SHRI VIJ~Y K. JAIN ( Alternate ) ( Continued on page 2 ) @ Copyright 1982 INDIAN STANDARDS INSTITUTION This publication is protected under the Indian CopVright Ad ( XIV of 1957 ) and reproduction in whole or in part by any means except with written permission of the publisher shall be deemed to be an infringement of copyright under the said Act.

and Rock

Mechanics

Sectional

Committee,

BDC

23

Representing University of Roorkee, Roorkee

IS:10050- 1981
( Continued from page 1 ) Members Representing

Central Water Commission, New Delhi SRRr A. B.JOSHI DY DIRECTOR ( CSMRS ) ( Alternate ) Ministry ofDefence ( R 8~ D ) COL M. V. KAYERKAR SKRI V. B. GRORPADE ( Alternate ) Public Works Deaartment. Chandigarh Adminir SHRI 0. P. MaLHOTRA tration, Chandigarh Central Building Research Institute SHRI D. R. NARAHARI ( CSIR 1, Roorkee SHR,I B. G. RAO ( Alternate ) Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi SHRI T. K. NATRAJAN Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi DR G. V. Rno DR K. K. GUPTA ( Alternate ) Government of Punjab, RESEARCH OFFICER ( B & RRL ) Public Works Department, Chandigarh _ Engineering Research Laboratories, Government of SHRI K. R. SAXeX.4 Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad Central Board of Irrigation & Power, New Delhi SECRETARY DY SECRETARY ( Alternate ) SHRI N. SIVA~URU Roads Wing ( Ministry of Shipping and Transport ) SRRI D. V. SIEKA ( Alternate ) National Buildings Organization, New Delhi SRRI K. S. SRINIVAS.4N SRRI SUNIL BERRY ( Alternate ) Karnataka Engineering Research Station, KrishnaSRRI N. SUBFL4iX.4NY.4M rajasagar _ SUPERI~TENDINO ENGINEER Public Works Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Madras (P&D) EXECUTIVE ENGINEER ( SMRD ) ( Alternate ) Director General, ISI ( Ex-oficio Member ) SHRI G. RAMAN, Director ( Civ Engg ) Secretary SHRI K. M. MATHUR Deputy Director ( Civ Engg ), IS1

Rock
Convener DR B. SINQH Members

Mechanics

Subcommittee,

BDC

23 : 5

Central Mining Research

Station, Dhanbad

SIERI A. K. DUBE ( Alternate to

Central Building Research Institute ( CSIR ), Roorkee SHRI CHANDRA PIEAICASII ( Alternate ) University of Roorkee, Roorkee PROOF BIIAWANI SIN~H Central Soil Mechanics Research Station, New DIRECTOR ( CSMRS ) Delhi Central Water & Power Research Station, Pune DIRECTOR ( CW & PRS ) SHRI S. L. MOKHASRI ( Alternate )
SHRI AMAX SIN~H

Dr B. Singh )

( Continued on page 7)

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 apply. the purpose of this standard, the following definition shall

2.1 Slaking Fluid - The fluid used in slake durability test is termed as slaking fluid. Tap water at 2oC, approximating to normal ambient temperature is specified for the test.
*Rules for rounding off numerical values

( revised ).
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IS : 10050 - 1981 3. APPARATUS ( see Fig.

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1 ).

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FIG.

LINE DIAGRAM OF SLAKE-DURABIIJ~Y

TEST APPARATUS

3.1 The test drum shall be made from a 2.0 mm wire mesh of unobstructed length of lOO*O mm and diameter 140 mm with a solid fixed base. The drum The drum shall be able to withstand a temperature of 105C. The drum shall be sufficiently strong to shall have solid removable lid. 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, The drum shall such as water, to a level 20 mm below the drum axis. 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. a temperature of 105 f 5C for a

3.4 An oven, capable of maintaining period of at least 12 hours. 3.5 A balance, of 0.5 g. capable of weighing

the drum plus sample to an accuracy

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. 4

IS:10050-1981 4.2 The sample

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

4.3 The lid shall be then placed, coupled to the motor.

4.4 The trough shall be filled with slaking fluid, usually 2OC, to a level of 20 mm below the drum axis, and the at 20 rev/min for a period of 10 minutes. 4.5 The from the dried to retained

tap water at drum rotated

drum shall be removed from the trough and the lid removed The drum plus retained portion of sample shall be drum. constant weight at 105 & 5C. The weight B of the drum plus 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 The weight C of the drum plus retained portion of the 10 minutes. 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 tage ratio of final to initial dry sample weights Slake:durability percent 6. REPORTING tested: a) The slake-durability and b) The nature and water at 20C. index ( second Index ( Id2 ) =

) is calculated as follows: X 100

as percen-

G-D 2yD-

OF RESULTS
the following information for each sample

6.1 The report shall include

cycle ) to nearest slaking

0.1 percent; tap

temperature

of the

fluid, usually

6.1.1 If required additional information for retained in the drum and material passing through given. 6.2 A tentative sub-division of the slake-durability for classification as given in Table 1. 5

details of fragments the drum may also be scale may be used

TABLE

TENTATIVE

SUB-DIVISION ( Clause 6.2

OF SLAKE-DURABILITY

SCALE

)
CLASSIFICATIOlJ Very low Low Medium High Very high Extremely high

SLAKE-DURABILITY 16 PERCENT O-25 Over 25-50 Over 50-75 Over 75-90 Over 90-95 Over 95-100

6.3 The second cycle slake-durability index, calculated as in 5, with tap water at 2OC, 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 percent Index ( First-cycle ) la1 = B-D A-D x100

( Continued from page 2 ) Members

SHRI M. D. NAIR

Representing

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

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SYSTEM OF UNITS ( SI UNITS )

UNIT

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Length Maa8
Time Electric current Thermodynamic temperature Luminous Amount intensity of substance Units

mctre kilogram second ampere kelvin candela mole

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1 Wb T S v 1 Hz -

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