Research Article

An Experimental Investigation for Seepage-Induced Instability of Confined Broken Mudstones with Consideration of Mass Loss

Table 4

Functional relationship of mass loss with pressure gradient and their correlation coefficients.

TalbolFitting functionCorrelation coefficient

0.10.9283
0.20.9860
0.30.9884
0.40.9181
0.50.9459
0.60.9174
0.70.9941
0.80.9994
0.90.9814
1.00.9884