Table 2 Statistics of pore distribution of red-bed sandstone samples.

From: Macro and micro damage characteristics of Red-bed sandstone in Urumqi under freeze–thaw cycles

freeze–thaw cycles

Pore volume(mm3)

Material volume(mm3)

Bulk volume(mm3)

Porosity(%)

0 cycles

12,514

185,405

197,919

6.32

3 cycles

14,082.8

183,438.3

197,521.1

7.13

5 cycles

15,319.5

181,477.2

196,796.7

7.78

10 cycles

17,002.5

178,010.5

195,013

8.72

15 cycles

18,445.4

176,046.7

194,492.1

9.48

20 cycles

24,271.4

169,978.8

194,250.2

12.49

25 cycles

24,806.1

169,356.8

194,162.9

12.78