Table 5 Sandstone uniaxial compression test results.

From: Deterioration characterization of sandstone physical and mechanical properties under mining and water action

Sandstone type

Number of wet and dry cycles n

Uniaxial compressive strength

\({\sigma }_{{c}_{max}}\)/MPa

Average uniaxial compressive strength

\({\sigma }_{c}\)/MPa

Unmined sandstone

0

111.178

111.987

112.795

111.988

Mining sandstone

0

105.400

104.854

104.307

104.855

1

78.905

80.296

81.665

80.318

5

78.571

76.006

73.436

76.011

10

61.669

59.468

57.266

59.469