Soft rock definition

Soft rock means hard material the removal of which warrants the use of pneumatic tools and includes hard shale, ferricite, compact ouklip and material of similar hardness

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Soft rock means all hard ground such as ouklip, hard shale, decomposed rock, loose boulders and large stones, etc., which require the use of pneumatic tools, mechanical rippers and/or excessive hard labour to excavate and remove economically.

Soft rock means hard material, the removal of which warrants the use of pneumatic tools and includes hard shale, ferricite, compact ouklip and material of similar hardness

Examples of Soft rock in a sentence

• Excavate in pickable material not exceeding 2m deep below natural or reduced ground level: 3 Trenches, Holes m3 288 Extra over excavation in pickable material for column bases, trenches, lift pits, sumps, etc for excavation in: 4 Soft rock.

• A1 : 6 A2 : 5 A3 : 6 Extra over trench and hole excavations in earth for excavation in: 6 Soft rock.

• Excavate in pickable material not exceeding 2m deep below natural or reduced ground level: 3 Trenches, Holes m3 230 Extra over excavation in pickable material for column bases, trenches, lift pits, sumps, etc for excavation in: 4 Soft rock.

• A1 : 6 A2 : 5 A3 : 5 A4 : 6 Extra over trench and hole excavations in earth for excavation in: 6 Soft rock.

• A1 : 3 A2 : 3 A3 : 4 Extra over trench and hole excavations in earth for excavation in: 6 Soft rock.

• ETC Excavation in earth not exceeding 2m deep 4 Trenches m3 43 5 Pit m3 19 Extra over trench and hole excavations in earth for excavation: 6 Soft rock m3 10 7 Hard rock m3 25 Extra over all excavations for carting away: 10 Surplus material from excavations and/or stock piles on site to a dumping site to be alocated by the Contractor m3 36 Risk of collapse of excavations 11 Sides of trench and hole excavation not exceeding 1.5m deep.

• ETC Excavation in earth not exceeding 2m deep Trenches m3 5 Pit m3 7 Extra over trench and hole excavations in earth for excavation: Soft rock m3 2 Hard rock m3 5 Extra over all excavations for carting away: Surplus material from excavations and/or stock piles on site to a dumping site to be alocated by the Contractor m3 11 Risk of collapse of excavations Sides of trench and hole excavation not exceeding 1.5m deep.

• Excavate in pickable material not exceeding 2m deep below natural or reduced ground level: 3 Pipe Trenches m3 43 Extra over excavation in pickable material for column bases, trenches, lift pits, sumps, etc for excavation in: 4 Soft rock.

• Excavate in pickable material not exceeding 2m deep below natural or reduced ground level: 3 Pipe Trenches m3 76 Extra over excavation in pickable material for column bases, trenches, lift pits, sumps, etc for excavation in: 4 Soft rock.

• Excavate in pickable material not exceeding 2m deep below natural or reduced ground level: 3 Pipe Trenches m3 42 Extra over excavation in pickable material for column bases, trenches, lift pits, sumps, etc for excavation in: 4 Soft rock.

More Definitions of Soft rock

Soft rock means rock that can be loosened by hand, pick or crowbar and includes hard shale, compact ouklip, stone of a similar hardness and boulders from 75mm diameter up to 0,03 cubic meters in volume.

Soft rock. : shall mean rock that cannot be economically excavated by hand and without the use of explosives. Mechanical means i.e. machines shall be used for this purpose.

Soft rock means hard material the removal of which warrants the use of pneumatic tools and includes hard shale, ferricite, compact ouklip and material of similar hardness.“Earth” shall mean all ground other than that classified as “hard rock” or “soft rock” and shall include made-up ground and any loose stones or pieces of concrete not exceeding 0,03 m 3 in volume. Additional to this, “earth” shall mean material which can be excavated by a backhoe excavator working on a level plane with engine, complete with a two-piece boom, medium stick and 910mm wide bucket, with a stick crowd force of not less than 10 metric tones, and with operating mass of not less than 23 metric tones. The Caterpillar excavator model 225 falls into this category.

Soft rock means rock which can be loosened by hand pick axe or crow- bar and includes hard shale,

Soft rock means weathered or disintegrated materials which can be removed or excavated using excavators or shovels, or hand picks or tractor drawn tines or rippers for breaking up the materials.