Rock definition

Rock means the body of consolidated or partially consolidated material composed of minerals at or below the land surface. Rock includes bedrock and partially weathered rock that is hard and cannot be dug with hand tools. The upper boundary of rock is "saprolite," "soil," or the land surface.
Rock means any hard natural or artificial material requiring the use of approved pneumatic or hydraulic breakers and tools for its removal but excluding individual masses less than 0.5 m3.
Rock means the consolidated or partially consolidated mineral matter or aggregate, including bedrock or weathered rock, not exhibiting the properties of soil.

Examples of Rock in a sentence

  • Caisson Rock is defined as material that must be removed from a shaft which cannot be penetrated faster than two feet per hour (fifteen minute minimum) using a rock auger with bullet-shaped hardened steel teeth (Kennametal bits or equivalent), and the drilling equipment should have the capacity to produce a continuous torque of at least 1,000,000 inch pounds and a downward force of at least 50,000 pounds (a Xxxxxx LLDH in good working condition) for piers up to seventy two inches in diameter.

  • The compensation for Caisson Rock should include only material that cannot be penetrated by the rock auger at the specified rate.

  • If I have concerns about the Program, I am encouraged to write to Special Nutrition Programs, P.O. Box 1437, Slot S- 155, Little Rock, Arkansas 00000-0000 or call the Little Rock office at 0-000-000-0000 extension 2-8869 (statewide) or 682-8869 (local).

  • Some dances or events may include Rock Climbing walls, Jousting, Henna Art, Photo Booth, Casino Tables, Karaoke, Pool Tables, Twister, Video Game Truck, and assorted other attractions.

  • Rock, for the purposes of pricing its removal, is defined as follows: Rippable Rock.


More Definitions of Rock

Rock means a naturally occurring aggregation of one or more naturally occurring minerals that is 2 millimetres or larger in size or that does not pass the US #10 sieve; (“roche”)
Rock means the consolidated or partially consolidated mineral matter or aggregate, including bedrock or weathered rock, not exhibiting the properties of soil and exposed at the land surface or overlain by soil or saprolite.
Rock means all substances that are mined from the Property and sold by the Optionee that are not Minerals.
Rock means any portion of the earth’s crust, whether consolidated or not;
Rock means the body of consolidated or partially consolidated material composed of minerals at
Rock means, for the purposes of estimating ground cover, mineral or rock fragments which are one square centimeter in size or larger and occur on or in the soil. A synonym is coarse fragments.
Rock means all types of overburden, waste, secondary ore and Rock Phosphate ore of all the types, grades and categories encountered at Jhamarkotra Mines.