Research Article

Experimental Study on Strength, Acoustic Emission, and Energy Dissipation of Coal under Naturally and Forcedly Saturated Conditions

Table 4

The UCS test results of natural, naturally saturated, and forcedly saturated coal samples.

Type of coal sampleSample ID (MPa) (10−3) (10−3) (GPa)

NaturalA613.8014.679.8710.1913.1213.523.152.69
A716.2910.9015.752.47
A813.919.8011.682.45

Naturally saturatedB68.428.887.427.589.6910.501.441.70
B710.198.6811.841.90
B88.036.639.981.77

Forcedly saturatedC61.542.4413.7211.8619.9619.160.130.29
C72.4211.5221.490.33
C83.3610.3416.020.42

Note.  = peak stress;  = strain at peak stress;  = maximum strain;  = elastic modulus;  = experiment value;  = average value.