Soil sample recovery ratio calculator

Calculate core recovery and unrecovered interval with your own figures.

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Use core recovery and unrecovered interval to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Recovered core length (m)
1.2
Drill advance (m)
1.5
Core recovery (%)
80
Unrecovered interval (m)
0.3

Try another scenario

Recovered core length (m)
1.32
Drill advance (m)
1.5
Core recovery (%)
88
Unrecovered interval (m)
0.18
Calculation method

Calculation method

Core recovery (%)

Recovered length/drilled advance ×100; no RQD or fracture-quality inference.

Unrecovered interval (m)

Recovered length/drilled advance ×100; no RQD or fracture-quality inference.

Symbols and units
a
Recovered core length (m)
b
Drill advance (m)

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Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • User-supplied measurements and assumptions; Recovered length/drilled advance ×100; no RQD or fracture-quality inference. Supported limits: Finite numeric values bounded to 1e9 magnitude; lists and tables contain 1–100 records unless a stricter bound is stated. Inputs use the units shown. Lists explicitly paired by a method must have matching lengths; independent polynomial coefficient vectors may differ. Respect stated physical, interpolation, policy and computational domain limits.
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