In situ rock stress measurement and laboratory testing
Rock testing
Laboratory rock testing services
Stress Measurement Company Oy (SMCOY) is based in Kaarina, Southwestern Finland, where our rock laboratory facilities are also found. We offer full stress measurement and laboratory testing services all over the world.
Our company has over 15 years experience of in situ stress measurements and geology, and over 25 years of experience in 3D rock mechanics modelling.
Our rock laboratory services include:
Uniaxial Compressive Strength testing of rock
Triaxial Compressive Strength testing of rock
Point Load index strength
Fracture toughness in Mode I and II
Subcritical crack growth properties
Joint compressive strength (JCS)
Direct shear testing of rock joints (in normal load or constant normal stiffness boundary conditions)
Direct shear testing of intact rock
Drillability of rock and CERCHAR Abrasivity Test (CAI) of rock
Crack Initiation (CI) and Crack Damage (CD) strength determination
Isotropic and anisotropic elastic properties (Poisson value and Young’s modulus)
Indirect rock strength testing using Brazilian disk method
Dry and Saturated density, Water content and Porosity
Mineralogical and petrographic composition and rock type name
Thermal expansion factor and thermophysical properties
Manufacturing of concrete replicas of rock joints for testing purposes
Dynamic and static deformation modulus also under compression (subcontracted through our well established contacts)
