Research Article
Brittleness Evaluation of Shale Based on the Brazilian Splitting Test
Table 5
Comparison between the mechanical parameters of indoor experiment and PFC model.
| | Poisson’s ratio | Elastic modulus (GPa) | Failure load (kN) | Peak strain (%) | Tensile strength (MPa) |
| Indoor experiment | 0.1 | 11.14 | 3.2 | 1.728 | 13.48 | PFC model | 0.103 | 11.251 | 3.225 | 1.780 | 13.785 | Numerical simulation error | 3% | 1% | 0.8% | 3% | 0.8% |
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