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Table 1

Literature review of the dimensions of samples for compression and flexural strength tests

Compression test				Flexural test
Reference	Type of rock	Size of sample	Length/diameter (L/D)	Reference	Type of rock	L × W × D: mm
Lundborg (1967)	Granite	20, 30, 40 and 60 mm dia.	1	Xeidakis et al. (1996)	Marble, calcite and dolomitic	180 × 40 × 20
Bieniawski et al. (1967), Singh and Singh (1993), Yılmaz and Sendir (2002), Brady and Brown (2013)	Gypsum rock	NX (52 mm dia.)	2	Biolzi et al. (2001)	Granite	240 × 40 × 30
Ali (1979)	Gypsum rock	38·1 mm dia. × 114·3 mm high and 50·8 mm dia. × 152·4 mm high	3	Coviello et al. (2005)	Calcarenite	130 × 50 × 40
Whittles et al. (2006)	Sandstone	25 mm dia. × 50 mm high	2	Biolzi et al. (2011)	Sandstone	180 × 40 × 40
Agustawijaya (2007)	Sandstone and siltstone	54 mm dia.	1·6–2·5	Aliha et al. (2009)	Granite	220 × 40 × 20
Özkan et al. (2009)	Rock salt	25, 50, 75, 100 and 125 mm dia.	0·5–2·5	Moonen (2009)	Sandstone	240 × 48 × 24
Cho et al. (2010)	Sulfaset synthetic rock	55 mm dia. × 110 mm high	2	Efimov (2009)	Granite	120 × 20 × 20
Liang et al. (2012)	Salt rock	50 mm dia. × 100 mm high	2	Chen and Azzam (2007)	Sandstone	250 × 50 × 50
Current study	Gypsum rock	54 mm dia.	2·5	Current study	Gypsum rock	140 × 40 × 20
Remarks	Different types of rock were used	Diameters varied from 20 to 55 mm	L/D varied from 0·5 to 3	Remarks	Different types of rock were used	Different L × W × D values were used

Compression test				Flexural test
Reference	Type of rock	Size of sample	Length/diameter (L/D)	Reference	Type of rock	L × W × D: mm
Lundborg (1967)	Granite	20, 30, 40 and 60 mm dia.	1	Xeidakis et al. (1996)	Marble, calcite and dolomitic	180 × 40 × 20
Bieniawski et al. (1967), Singh and Singh (1993), Yılmaz and Sendir (2002), Brady and Brown (2013)	Gypsum rock	NX (52 mm dia.)	2	Biolzi et al. (2001)	Granite	240 × 40 × 30
Ali (1979)	Gypsum rock	38·1 mm dia. × 114·3 mm high and 50·8 mm dia. × 152·4 mm high	3	Coviello et al. (2005)	Calcarenite	130 × 50 × 40
Whittles et al. (2006)	Sandstone	25 mm dia. × 50 mm high	2	Biolzi et al. (2011)	Sandstone	180 × 40 × 40
Agustawijaya (2007)	Sandstone and siltstone	54 mm dia.	1·6–2·5	Aliha et al. (2009)	Granite	220 × 40 × 20
Özkan et al. (2009)	Rock salt	25, 50, 75, 100 and 125 mm dia.	0·5–2·5	Moonen (2009)	Sandstone	240 × 48 × 24
Cho et al. (2010)	Sulfaset synthetic rock	55 mm dia. × 110 mm high	2	Efimov (2009)	Granite	120 × 20 × 20
Liang et al. (2012)	Salt rock	50 mm dia. × 100 mm high	2	Chen and Azzam (2007)	Sandstone	250 × 50 × 50
Current study	Gypsum rock	54 mm dia.	2·5	Current study	Gypsum rock	140 × 40 × 20
Remarks	Different types of rock were used	Diameters varied from 20 to 55 mm	L/D varied from 0·5 to 3	Remarks	Different types of rock were used	Different L × W × D values were used