Investigating physical and mechanical characteristics of cherty radiolarites in the South of Kermanshah city

Studying geological engineering characteristics of rock formations is imperative. The aim of this paper was to understand the geological engineering characteristics of Kermanshah city's cherty radiolarites rock bed which interacts with abundant linear and concentrated constructions. Physical and mechanical tests were performed on these rocks, including dry and saturated density, porosity, water absorption, uniaxial compressive strength, Brazilian tensile strength, Schmidt hammer and compressed wave velocity. As tectonical condition and brittleness of the researched rocks made the sampling difficult, the researchers firstly attempted to determine the statistical condition of data by evaluating statistical data distribution, performing the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and 95% Validation of the CI, and then meaningful relationships among them were obtained. The results showed that obtained data from the tests followed normal or normal logarithm distribution and were in the 95% validation of CI range. Also, obtained experimental equations have proper coefficients for indirect estimation of mechanical and physical elements.