Research Article

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

Table 6

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

Talbol Fitting functionCorrelation coefficient

0.10.9409
0.20.8709
0.30.9435
0.40.9763
0.50.9858
0.60.9179
0.70.9719
0.80.9687
0.90.9417
1.00.9414