Research Article

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

Table 2

Microscopic parameters of the simulated specimen after calibration.

MicroparametersSymbolUnitValue

The minimum particle radiusmm1.0
Ratio of maximum and minimum particle radius//1.67
Particle densitykg/m32800
Particle friction coefficient/0.55
Young’s modulus of the particleGPa14.4
Parallel bond radius multiplier/1.0
Young’s modulus of the parallel bondMPa14.4
Normal stiffness of the parallel bond (mean)MPa14.7
Normal stiffness of the parallel bond (std. deviation)MPa3.6
Shear stiffness of the parallel bond (mean)MPa9.2
Shear stiffness of the parallel bond (std. deviation)MPa2.4