Research Article

Brittleness Evaluation of Shale Based on the Brazilian Splitting Test

Table 1

Experimental scheme.

Coring depthGroupSample numberTest angle (°)Loading rate (mm/min)

Outcrop1A-1/0.01
A-20.02
A-30.04
A-40.05

2320.80 m–2322.37 m2B-10.01
B-20.02
B-30.04
B-40.05

2320.80 m–2322.37 m2B-545°0.01
B-60.02
B-70.04
B-80.05

2320.80 m–2322.37 m2B-990°0.01
B-100.02
B-110.04
B-120.05

2408.08 m–2412.48 m3C-1/0.01
C-20.02
C-30.04
C-40.05

2504.10 m–2505.91 m4D-1/0.01
D-20.02
D-30.04
D-40.05