Estimation of the mean volume of the producible blocks using the discontinuity spacing data measured in the limestone quarries in Karaburun Peninsula [Karaburun Yari{dotless}madasi{dotless} kireçtaşi{dotless} ocaklari{dotless}nda üreti̇ lecek bloklari{dotless}n hacimlerinin ölçülen süreksizlik arali{dotless}ǧi{dotless} verileriyle tahmini]

It is important from the economy point of view to be able to estimate the mean block volume obtainable from a rock mass in block stone quarrying operations. in the first stage of this study,the mean block volumes likely to be obtainable from the mesozoic limestone quarries of the karaburun peninsula are estimated by analyzing the discontinuity measurements made in these quarries using the equation given in literature. it has been found that the rock block designation method (bqd) proposed by the author has given closer results to the block volume values estimated using the volumetric joint count (jv) as vi = 36/jv 3 among the suggested block volume estimation method given in literature. in the second stage,the mean block volume (vb),the volumetric joint count (jvb) and the block shape factors (βb) values of 2378 blocks produced from the working quarries of karaburun peninsula are compared with the mean block volumes (vi) and the volumetric joint counts (jvi) estimated by using the field discontinuity spacing measurements. relations are given for estimating the mean block volume producible from a quarry using the field discontinuity spacing measurements and they are presented as a graph for general use.