Table 2 Best fitting parameters for different criteria.

From: A nonlinear strength criterion for rock based on the peak value of deviatoric stress under conventional triaxial compression

Number of data points used

MM-C criterion

MH-B criterion

Exponential criterion

Proposed criterion

c (MPa)

φ (°)

n

σc (MPa)

m

σc (MPa)

n

σ∞ (MPa)

σc (MPa)

k0

σ∞ (MPa)

σc (MPa)

m

3

49.7

52.5

0.05

293

15.66

293

0.05

349.5

293

10.55

407.84

293

0.48

4

60.83

44.9

0.09

293

9.86

293

0.09

360.1

293

9.6

418.2

293

0.5

5

64.07

42.7

0.14

293

8.76

293

0.15

388.6

293

6

447.93

293

0.57

6

93.32

29.18

0.26

318

3.9

317.8

0.27

403.1

293

5

442.64

293

0.56

7

97.08

27.36

0.33

319.09

3.55

318.73

0.33

415.2

316.6

3.2

432.9

293

0.53

8

103.63

24.3

0.43

320.99

2.97

320.34

0.43

400

293

5.55

432.9

293

0.53

9

119.26

18.53

0.62

331.51

1.99

330.76

0.62

405

299.85

4.44

405.9

293

0.46

CV

0.31

0.37

0.74

0.05

0.75

0.05

0.73

0.06

0.03

0.43

0.04

0.00

0.08