Numerical Investigation of Acoustic Emission Events of Argillaceous Sandstones under Confining Pressure

Figure 17

The relationship between the number of AE events and the number of microcracks. (a) 0.5 MPa; (b) 2.0 MPa; (c) 4.0 MPa; (d) 6.0 MPa.

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