Table 7 Rock mechanics parameters under different freeze–thaw cycles.

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

Sample grouping

Freeze–thaw cycles

Peak strength/MPa

Peak strain/%

Elastic modulus/GPa

Test value

Mean value

Test value

Mean value

Test value

Mean value

Y-1-I

Conventional samples

79.20

77.03

0.799

0.795

12.77

12.66

Y-1-II

Conventional samples

75.48

0.781

12.77

Y-1-III

Conventional samples

76.42

0.806

12.45

Y-2-I

0

73.39

72.53

0.745

0.753

12.07

12.11

Y-2-II

0

70.89

0.768

12.18

Y-2-III

0

73.30

0.745

12.07

Y-3-I

20

70.75

69.87

0.774

0.769

11.80

11.78

Y-3-II

20

71.06

0.747

11.82

Y-3-III

20

67.80

0.786

11.71

Y-4-I

40

70.39

66.36

0.760

0.774

11.30

10.83

Y-4-II

40

61.07

0.787

10.60

Y-4-III

40

67.61

/

10.60

Y-5-I

60

63.20

64.97

0.751

0.783

10.50

10.43

Y-5-II

60

66.13

0.778

10.30

Y-5-III

60

65.59

0.821

10.48

Y-6-I

80

41.3

41.61

0.780

0.815

9.23

9.29

Y-6-II

80

42.77

0.820

9.16

Y-6-III

80

40.75

0.845

9.48