TS 5962
Soil and Rock Mechanics-Terms and Symbols Used ın Geology and Mining
This standard covers terms and symbols applied to soil and rock mechanics in mining and geology.
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TS 5962 is a terminology standard for the terms and symbols used in soil and rock mechanics in geology and mining. Standards of this kind help the same concepts be understood consistently in field logs, laboratory records, drawings, and engineering reports.
A common language for soil and rock mechanics
Soil mechanics deals with the engineering behaviour of soils and other loosened or weathered materials, while rock mechanics addresses intact rock masses and the influence of discontinuities. In mining and geological practice, these fields often overlap, because slope stability, excavation behaviour, tunnelling, foundation conditions, and the assessment of underground openings depend on the same technical language. This standard covers that shared vocabulary and symbol set.
Why symbols and terms matter in practice
Symbols provide a concise, consistent way to express engineering data in notes, sections, maps, and plans. The terminology helps distinguish concepts such as strength, deformation, permeability, bedding, discontinuities, and rock mass behaviour so they are not mixed up in communication. As a result, borehole logs, geotechnical cross-sections, sample descriptions, and mine plans can be read with the same technical meaning.
The focus of this standard is the naming and symbol system used in mining and geology; it does not prescribe a specific test method, design calculation, or numerical performance limit. Its value lies in providing a shared terminological framework for technical communication across earth science and mining work.
- Publication Date: 6.09.1988
- Standard Status: U (Yürürlükteki Standard/Standard)
- Publisher: TSE
- Document Language: tr
- ICS Classification: 01.040.07 Matematik, Tabii Bilimler (Terimler); 01.080.20 Özel Ekipmanlarda Kullanılan Grafik Semboller ; 01.040.73 Madencilik ve Mineraller (Terimler); 07.060 Jeoloji, Meteoroloji, Hidroloji; 73.020 Madencilik ve Taş Ocakçılığı
- Pages: 53
- Source Standard: A.Dictionary of Mining, Mineral and Related Terms, Glossary of Geology, Mühendislik Jeolojisi (Kemal Erguvanlı) Soil Mechanics In Engineering Practice, Standard Terms and Symbols Relating to Soil and Rock
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