Research Article

Experimental Study on Fracture Patterns and Crack Propagation of Sandstone Based on Acoustic Emission

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Evolution characteristics of AE fractures mode event number and cumulative event rate. (a) Brazilian split (specimen BT-1). (b) Preset angle shear (specimen CS-2). (c) Uniaxial compression (specimen UC-1, tensile fracture). (d) Uniaxial compression (specimen UC-1, shear fracture).
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