Research Article

Numerical Investigation of Relationship between Bursting Proneness and Mechanical Parameters of Coal

Table 6

Eight probability density functions employed to simulate the heterogeneous distribution of cohesions in the numerical model.

DistributionProbability density function (x > 0)Mathematical expectationVarianceStandard deviation

Weibull
Normal
Rayleigh
Chi-square
Student’s
Exponent
Cauchy
Fisher