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Rock Mechanics / noun

Uniaxial compressive strength (UCS)

Нэг тэнхлэгийн шахалтын бат бэх

English definition

The maximum axial compressive stress a specimen can carry without lateral confinement before failure.

Example in mining

The laboratory measured UCS on intact core specimens.

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