Research Article

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

Table 7

Mass fractions of fragments at different scales in the sandstone sample under different unloading rates.

Scale (mm)Unloading rate (MPa/s)
Sandstone
0.020.050.080.110.14

0.3 ≥ d0.02190.01520.01540.01340.0097
0.6 ≥ d > 0.30.05230.04360.03420.03350.0327
1.18 ≥ d > 0.60.07170.06090.05440.05700.0570
2.36 ≥ d> 1.180.10290.08820.10170.09500.0970
4.75 ≥ d > 2.360.14080.14200.12280.12290.1248
9.5 ≥ d> 4.750.17030.18050.16710.16870.1673
13.2 ≥ d > 9.50.19560.21910.22550.22910.2267
19 ≥ d > 13.20.24450.25050.27890.28040.2848