Anisotropic Failure Strength of Shale with Increasing Confinement: Behaviors, Factors and Mechanism

Some studies reported that the anisotropic failure strength of shale will be weakened by increasing confinement. In this paper, it is found that there are various types of anisotropic strength behaviors. Four types of anisotropic strength ratio (...

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Main Authors: Cheng Cheng, Xiao Li, Haitao Qian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-11-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/10/11/1310