Research Article

An Experimental Investigation of the Progressive Failure of Sandstone and Its Energy Evolution Characteristics

Table 1

Size, H/D, Young’s modulus (), peak strength (), and peak axial strain () of the sandstone specimens.

SpecimenDiameter (mm)Height (mm)H/D (MPa) (GPa) (10−3) (MPa)

S60-149.6860.751.2021.366.4679.27
S60-249.4260.691.2022.416.0685.41
S100-149.52101.282026.115.2189.50
S100-249.5699.622024.145.4380.28
S100-349.73100.012531.087.38135.5
S100-449.49101.3021035.727.91169.2
S100-549.61100.6921535.3410.18211.9
S120-149.45121.32.4024.545.2074.65
S120-249.55119.92.4024.674.8971.75