Research Article

Variation in the Permeability of Intact and Fractured Rocks due to Transient Disturbances in Axial Stress or Pore Pressure

Table 3

Physical properties of the rock samples shown as the average value (number of specimens) ± standard deviation.

PropertiesKushiro Cretaceous sandstoneShikotsu welded tuff
DrySaturatedDrySaturated

Porosity (%)10.53 (9) ± 2.4331.65 (18) ± 1.65
Density (g/cm3)2.37 (9) ± 0.022.48 (9) ± 0.021.30 (18) ± 0.011.62 (18) ± 0.02
VP (km/s)3.35 (9) ± 0.143.04 (9) ± 0.162.14 (18) ± 0.071.92 (18) ± 0.14