In this paper, three rock types including
Sandstone, Mudstone, and Crystalline Gypsum were part of a laboratory study
conducted to develop a dataset for predicting the unconfined compressive strength
of UAE intact sedimentary rock specimens. Four hundred nineteen rock samples
from various areas along the coastal region of the UAE were collected and
tested for the development of this dataset and evaluation of models. From the
statistical analysis of the data, regression equations were established among
rock parameters and correlations were expressed and compared by the ones
proposed in literature.
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