摘要 |
Disclosed herein is a computer-implemented method for determining the toughness of a rock sample. The method comprises the steps of: gathering by an acoustic data gathering engine to gather acoustic data from an acoustic sensor when a load is subjected onto a rock sample, the acoustic sensor being communicably coupled to the rock sample; determining by a background points determination engine to determine one or more background points; determining by a possible acoustic event points determination engine to determine one or more possible acoustic event point; interpolating by a background noise function curve interpolation engine to interpolate a background noise function curve using the background points; determining by an actual acoustic event points determination engine to determine one or more actual acoustic event point using the possible acoustic event point and the background noise function curve; and calculating by an actual acoustic event area calculation engine to calculate an acoustic event area bounded between the actual acoustic event point and the background noise function curve. |