Experimental Study on the Difference of Shale Mechanical Properties

Table 2

Summary of tensile strength of outcrop shale.

Bedding angle β (°)	Tensile strength (MPa)			Average value (MPa)
	1^#	2^#	3^#
0	3.44	4.22	3.80	3.82
15	3.33	4.35	3.98	3.88
30	4.31	5.20	4.18	4.56
45	5.68	5.81	5.88	5.79
60	6.90	6.35	6.49	6.58
75	7.62	6.98	7.26	7.28
90	7.68	7.90	7.16	7.58