Data Publication

Geomechanical Data for Remlinger Sandstone (REM), Bentheimer Sandstone (SBE25-GH), and Tromm Granite (TR)

Blöcher, Guido | Ballerstedt, Tanja | Kiri, Luca

GFZ Data Services

(2026)

Descriptions

Various geomechanical tests were conducted on the Remlinger Sandstone (REM), Bentheimer Sandstone (SBE25-GH), and Tromm Granite (TR) to determine their tensile strength, unconfined compressive strength, and triaxial compressive strength.
The following summary data for Remlinger Sandstone (REM), Bentheimer Sandstone (SBE25-GH), and Tromm Granite (TR) were collected:
Remlinger Sandstone (REM):
• 5 Brazilian Tensile Tests with a tensile strength of 5.71 MPa and a standard deviation of 0.33 MPa
• 3 Unconfined Compression Tests with an unconfined compressive strength of 78.65 MPa and a standard deviation of 5.52 MPa
Bentheimer Sandstone (SBE25-GH):
• 5 Brazilian Tensile Tests with a tensile strength of 2.98 MPa and a standard deviation of 0.43 MPa
• 2 Unconfined Compression Tests with an unconfined compressive strength of 29.86 MPa and a standard deviation of 0.09 MPa
Tromm Granite (TR):
• 2 Brazilian Tensile Tests with a tensile strength of 11.56 MPa and a standard deviation of 0.75 MPa
• 2 Unconfined Compression Tests with an unconfined compressive strength of 160.97 MPa and a standard deviation of 7.35 MPa
The data for the individual experiments, organized by rock type, are available as separate worksheets in the Excel files in the download section. A detailed description of the data structure is also provided there.

Keywords

MSL enriched keywords
Measured property
mechanical strength
tensile strength
Measured property
mechanical strength
tensile strength
unconfined compressive strength (UCS)
triaxial compressive strength (s1>s2=s3)
sedimentary rock
sandstone
igneous rock - intrusive
acidic intrusive
granite
Apparatus
deformation testing
compression testing
uniaxial compression apparatus
uniaxial (unconfined) apparatus - compression
MSL vocabulary keywords corresponding to originally assigned keywords
tensile strength
tensile strength
unconfined compressive strength (UCS)
triaxial compressive strength (s1>s2=s3)
Originally assigned keywords
geomechanical experiments
tensile strength
unconfined compressive strength
triaxial compressive strength
compound material > igneous material > igneous rock > acidic igneous rock
compound material > sedimentary material > sedimentary rock > generic sandstone > sandstone
Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > ROCKS/MINERALS/CRYSTALS > IGNEOUS ROCKS > IGNEOUS ROCK PHYSICAL/OPTICAL PROPERTIES
Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > ROCKS/MINERALS/CRYSTALS > SEDIMENTARY ROCKS > SEDIMENTARY ROCK PHYSICAL/OPTICAL PROPERTIES

Metadata


MSL enriched sub domains

rock and melt physics
analogue modelling of geologic processes

Resource Type

Dataset


Source


Source publisher

GFZ Data Services

DOI


Creators

Blöcher, Guido
Personal
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8589-9742
GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
Ballerstedt, Tanja
Personal
GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
Kiri, Luca
Personal
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0314-6641
GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany

Contributors

Rock Deformation Laboratory (GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Germany)
Organizational
GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
Blöcher, Guido
Personal
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8589-9742
GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany

Citation

Blöcher, G., Ballerstedt, T., & Kiri, L. (2026). Geomechanical Data for Remlinger Sandstone (REM), Bentheimer Sandstone (SBE25-GH), and Tromm Granite (TR) [Dataset]. GFZ Data Services. https://doi.org/10.5880/GFZ.KHAG.2026.003


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Dates

Issued 2026

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Name Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
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Identifier cc-by-4.0
Identifier Scheme SPDX
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