Influence of Parallel Joint Spacing and Rock Size on Rock Bulk Modulus

Table 4

Values of bulk modulus.

Numerical plans	Rock size (mm)	Bulk modulus (GPa)
		Plan 8	Plan 9	Plan 10	Plan 11	Plan 12
		s = 10	s = 20	s = 30	s = 40	s = 50
Plan 1	100	1.458	1.670	1.926	2.229	2.687
Plan 2	200	0.538	0.771	0.784	0.881	1.028
Plan 3	400	0.210	0.408	0.495	0.676	0.650
Plan 4	600	0.149	0.260	0.299	0.330	0.369
Plan 5	800	0.117	0.209	0.233	0.259	0.295
Plan 6	1000	0.073	0.153	0.205	0.240	0.246
Plan 7	1200	0.071	0.122	0.134	0.162	0.229