Research Article

Strength Characteristics of Nonpenetrating Joint Rock Mass under Different Shear Conditions

Table 2

Summary of specimen numbers.

State during direct shear testTest piece number
Damage degreeNormal stress (MPa)

Point B0.5B1-1-1B1-2-3B1-3-5
1.5B2-1-2B2-2-4B2-3-6

Point C0.5C1-1-1C1-2-2C1-3-3C1-4-4C1-5-5
1.5C2-1-1C2-2-2C2-3-3C2-4-4C2-5-5

Note. The last digit of the specimen number indicates the size of the confining pressure applied during the triaxial test.