Research Article

Mechanical Behavior, Energy Release, and Crack Distribution Characteristics of Water-Saturated Phyllite under Triaxial Cyclic Loading

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Failure modes of dry phyllite (σ3 is the confining pressure; α is the fracture angle) (a) σ3 = 5 MPa, α = 64°; (b) σ3 = 10 MPa, α = 62°; and (c) σ3 = 20 MPa, α = 61°.
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