Experimental Study of Size Effects on the Deformation Strength and Failure Characteristics of Hard Rocks under True Triaxial Compression

<div>Relationship between the peak strength, sample size, and stress state of the two rocks under TTC (symbols of the same color represent the <i>σ</i><sub><i>P</i></sub> of different sizes under the same stress level). (a) BS granite and (b) BHT basalt.</div>

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Figure 9: Experimental Study of Size Effects on the Deformation Strength and Failure Characteristics of Hard Rocks under True Triaxial Compression 