Experimental Study on the Difference of Shale Mechanical Properties

Figure 2

Schematic diagram of multidirectional sample preparation. (a) Azimuth angle and bedding angle in the coordinate system. (b) Sample drilling direction. (c) Direction of bedding angle in uniaxial compression experiment. (d) Direction of bedding angle in Brazilian splitting experiment.

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