Research Article

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

Table 2

Water content of three kinds of coal samples.

Type of coal sampleSample IDWater content (%)Average water content (%)Standard deviation (%)

NaturalA11.521.510.020
A21.51
A31.54
A41.48
A51.50

Naturally saturatedB12.122.060.090
B22.14
B31.95
B41.94
B52.13

Forcedly saturatedC14.304.170.092
C24.24
C34.09
C44.05
C54.17