Research Article

Effect of Material Properties and Strain Rate on Fragmentation of Anisotropic Rock

Table 1

Quasistatic and dynamic mechanical properties of layered phyllite.

Bedding angle β022.54567.590

Quasistatic elastic modulus (GPa)17.129.125.627.719.4
Quasistatic compression strength (MPa)152.2127.773.663.1115.7
Dynamic strain rate (s−1)94.899.4138.2142.6137.2
Dynamic compression strength (MPa)248.1214.6143.2122.5187.0