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The basic quality (BQ) system is regarded as the national rock mass classification system that can be appropriate for use in most types of rock engineering in China. Two underlying parameters that the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) and the rock intactness index (KV) are taken into account to access the basic BQ value. However, The KV was usually measured by an indirect acoustic wave approach...