Research Article

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

Table 1

Basic physical and mechanical parameters of the BHT basalt and BS granite samples.

Rock typeDensity (g/cm3)P-wave velocity (m/s)Young’s modulus (GPa)Poisson’s ratio (μ)Tensile strength (MPa)Grain size (μm)

BHT basalt2.955650 ± 15055∼600.2218.450∼150
BS granite2.695100 ± 12050∼540.275.06500∼1500