(2011), rock abrasion resistance has a direct relationship with the wear occurring in the bits of rock drills, road headers, tunnel boring machines and other equipment, and has long been researched however, further rock properties may be correlated to help predict wear of mining equipment, slope stability and underground rock conditions. Rock abrasion can be defined as the process of wearing away a surface by friction when particles of sand or small pieces of rock are carried across its surface by a glacier, stream, other materials or the wind. Abrasion resistance of rock combines both the strength (binding material) and quality of the rock (how broken the material can become). Like RQD, hardness exhibits the quality of the rock where the UCS provides strength of the rock. Rock quality designation (RQD), Uniaxial Compression Strength (UCS), hardness and rock abrasion all place a significant role in rock mechanics. The paper also introduces recommendations for future rock abrasion techniques and discusses the use of these correlations exhibiting strong relationships between the mentioned rock properties. Methods, results, recommendations and conclusions are presented. This report will provide simple correlations relating abrasion resistance to RQD, UCS, Geological Strength Index (GSI) and Rock Mass Rating (RMR) and shear strength of metamorphic rock (Quartzite). Current practice for estimating maximum rock abrasion is based on the Los Angeles abrasion test however, more research is needed to provide a more accurate and compatible method for all subsurface materials used in mining and civil engineering projects. It is imperative to determine such properties of uniaxial compression strength (UCS), rock quality designation (RQD) and hardness for rock engineering to help determine the amount of scour at foundation locations in order to prevent structural collapse, wear on drilling tools and help predict unstable rock conditions. Rock abrasion plays a significant role in geotechnical design, tunneling operations and the safety of foundations from scour.
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