Research Article

Progressive Failure and Acoustic Emission Characteristics of Red Sandstone with Different Geometry Parallel Cracks under Uniaxial Compression Loading

Table 1

The main parameters of red sandstone.

Density2.40 g/cm3
MaterialOriginal brittle rock from Junan County, Linyi City, China
Particle sizes0.07–0.30 mm [24]
Uniaxial compressive strength77.95 MPaSpecimen size: 50 mm (diameter) × 100 mm (height)
Tangent elastic modulus6.55 GPaUniaxial compression loading tests under the ISRM standard
Uniaxial tensile strength3.76 MPaSpecimen size: 50 mm (diameter) × 25 mm (height)
Brazilian disc test under the ISRM standard