Research Article

Compression and Shear Fracture Analysis of Boundary Cracks Containing Water in Rock

Table 1

Comparison of experimental and theoretical results of ultimate stress.

Water-bearing stateExperimental result (MPa)Theoretical result (MPa)Relative error (%)

Natural59.89158.6372.09
Water content of 2.3%45.07144.2571.81
Water content of 2.5%41.73040.1683.74
Saturated31.32930.9311.27