Table 11 Box-Behnken experiment design factors and levels.

From: Research on coal rock parameter calibration based on discrete element method

Encoding level

Variable factors

A (normal stiffness) (N/m3)

B (tangential stiffness) (N/m3)

C (maximum normal stress) (MPa)

D (maximum tangential stress) (MPa)

−1

5.0 × 107

3.0 × 107

6.6

1.9

0

6.4 × 108

4.1 × 108

9.8

6.8

1

2.3 × 109

1.9 × 109

35

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