Research Article

Fractal Characteristics of Coal and Sandstone Failure under Different Unloading Confining Pressure Tests

Table 3

Results of triaxial unloading confining pressure tests.

Lithologyσ3 (MPa) (MPa/s)σ1σ3 (MPa)σ3′ (MPa)

Coal40.0231.742.30
40.0530.020.63
40.0826.990.61
70.0237.234.39
70.0536.043.84
70.0836.261.63
100.0252.066.13
100.0550.214.58
100.0844.444.58
100.1145.421.57
100.1443.511.40

Sandstone40.02135.271.24
40.05132.950.01
40.08124.010.01
70.02138.894.36
70.05136.361.88
70.08125.750.00
100.02151.607.25
100.05141.054.99
100.08138.632.75
100.11132.772.70
100.14132.210.00
130.05149.936.82
160.05159.428.69
190.05180.9711.56