Table 1 Mechanical tests and physical parameters.
Types | Uniaxial compression | Variable-angle shear (45°, 50°, and 55°) | Brazilian test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loading rate | Specimen numbers | Loading rate | Specimen numbers | Loading rate | Specimen numbers | |
Dry | 0.005 mm/s | 5 | 0.002 mm/s | 9 | 0.005 mm/s | 3 |
deionized water | 5 | 9 | 3 | |||
pH = 7 | 5 | 9 | 3 | |||
pH = 10 | 5 | 9 | 3 | |||
pH = 12 | 5 | 9 | 3 | |||
