Table 5 Porosity test results.

From: Strength degradation characteristics and damage constitutive model of sandstone under freeze–thaw cycles

Sample grouping

Freeze–thaw cycles

Porosity/%

Mean value/%

Average value increment/%

Y-1-I

Conventional samples

Y-1-II

Conventional samples

Y-1-III

Conventional samples

Y-2-I

0

8.76

8.83

0.00

Y-2-II

0

8.79

Y-2-III

0

8.83

Y-3-I

20

9.17

9.16

0.33

Y-3-II

20

9.02

Y-3-III

20

9.29

Y-4-I

40

9.41

9.45

0.62

Y-4-II

40

9.35

Y-4-III

40

9.58

Y-5-I

60

9.85

9.87

1.04

Y-5-II

60

9.89

Y-5-III

60

9.88

Y-6-I

80

10.08

10.11

1.28

Y-6-II

80

10.13

Y-6-III

80

10.11