Research Article

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

Table 5

Mass fractions of fragments at different scales in coal and sandstone samples under different initial unloading confining pressures.

Scale (mm)Confining pressure (MPa)
CoalSandstone
47104710131619

0.3 ≥ d0.0300.0230.0150.0230.0170.0130.0100.0070.005
0.6 ≥ d > 0.30.0590.0500.0440.0540.0450.0390.0370.0280.032
1.18 ≥ d > 0.60.1000.0830.0610.0760.0680.0630.0460.0500.041
2.36 ≥ d > 1.180.1390.1270.0880.1160.1050.0970.0900.0940.089
4.75 ≥ d > 2.360.1510.1550.1420.1470.1330.1560.1430.1480.141
9.5 ≥ d> 4.750.1620.1760.1810.1630.1850.1710.1790.1710.161
13.2 ≥ d> 9.50.1700.1790.2190.1900.2060.1980.1960.2010.194
19 ≥ d > 13.20.1900.2070.2510.2320.2420.2630.3000.3010.337