Research Article

Investigations of Coal-Rock Parting-Coal Structure (CRCS) Slip and Instability by Excavation

Table 3

Comparisons of UCS and elastic modulus of coal and rock between experiments and simulations.

MineralUCS (MPa)Error (%)E (GPa)Error (%)
ExperimentSimulationExperimentSimulation

Fine sandstone78.6277.551.3615.214.63.95
Siltstone38.9639.65āˆ’1.779.629.204.37
Coal5.485.362.194.063.6510.10
Mudstone14.8014.581.487.807.237.31