Research Article

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

Table 3

The stress and energy index of different crack modes.

Crack modeGroup 1Group 2Group 3Parameters

Wing crack8.559.646.85Stress (MPa)
16706940108Energy index

Rock bridge coalescence20.709.64—Stress (MPa)
60506940—Energy index

Specimen failure28.1211.7920.24Stress (MPa)
93801535311927Energy index