Table 5 Results of conventional triaxial experiments on argillaceous siltstone.

From: RETRACTED ARTICLE: Analysis of fractured soft rock characteristics in fault rupture zones and laneway shoring

Confining pressure

σ3/MPa

Diameter/mm

Height/mm

Mass/g

Wave velocity

vp/km·s−1

Peak deviatoric stress

σ1–σ3/MPa

Peak strain ε1/%

Peak strain ε3/%

9

50.1

99.8

414.50

2.74

36.01

0.880

0.279

12

49.9

100.3

421.50

2.58

43.29

0.604

0.359

15

49.9

99.9

425.50

2.69

47.22

0.483

0.378

18

50.0

100.1

424.50

2.52

54.53

0.514

0.294