Table 6 Compressive strength degradation analysis of mining sandstone under different wet and dry cycles.

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

Number of cycles n

Compressive strength \({\sigma }_{n}\)/MPa

Overall deterioration rate \({D}_{n}\)/%

Stage deterioration rate \(\Delta {D}_{n}\)/%

Stage average deterioration rate \(\overline{\Delta {D }_{n}}\)/%

0

104.854

1

80.296

22.33

22.33

22.33

5

76.006

26.24

3.91

0.98

10

59.468

43.29

17.05

3.41