Research Article

Experimental Investigation on the Influence of Water Content on the Mechanical Properties of Coal under Conventional Triaxial Compression

Table 3

Mechanical parameters of specimens under triaxial compression.

Specimen no.Water content (%)Confining pressure (MPa)Triaxial strength (MPa)Elastic modulus (GPa)Loss rate (%)
DesignedRealStrengthElastic modulus

DC -400261.84.100
DC -50466.73.800
DC -60675.74.100
DC -701085.64.000

WC1-41.801.69248.73.421.217.1
WC1-51.78463.83.24.315.8
WC1-61.77670.33.57.114.6
WC1-71.821075.43.611.910.0

WC2-43.603.57240.62.834.331.7
WC2-53.56450.82.823.826.3
WC2-63.52658.33.123.024.4
WC2-73.621067.23.321.517.5