Research Article

Evolution Mechanism of Interconnected Vertical Fractures in the Overburden of Longwall Coal Mining

Table 2

Compression-tension ratio of common rocks [37].

Test no.Field namingUniaxial compressive strengthUniaxial tensile strengthCompression-tension ratio
NaturalDrySaturatedNaturalDrySaturatedNaturalDrySaturated
MPa/

ZK33Granite/88.644.9/8.514.1410.410.8
ZK34Granite/82.339.6/6.274.5913.18.6
ZK35Granite/85.444.7/9.145.229.38.6
ZK36Granite/83.136/8.935.969.36.0
ZK1Coarse sandstone72.683.125.74.756.432.9415.312.98.7
ZK2Carboniferous coarse sandstone43.552.837.44.215.223.2610.310.111.5
ZK3Fine sandstone21.439.120.44.035.122.015.37.610.1
ZK4Carbonaceous fine sandstone37.353.932.83.185.641.6811.79.619.5
ZK5Coarse sandstone76.399.351.87.528.794.5910.111.311.3
ZK6Carbonaceous siltstone27.937.22.182.143.210.7113.011.63.1
ZK7Siltstone25.343.712.72.834.361.978.910.06.4
ZK8Fine sandstone92.797.820.66.569.543.0214.110.36.8
ZK9Coarse sandstone49.184.126.53.486.37214.113.213.3
ZK10Conglomerate43.885.136.456.652.418.812.815.1
ZK11Carboniferous siltstone44.687.228.96.268.863.557.19.88.1
ZK12Siltstone32.952.721.53.94.932.178.410.79.9
ZK13Carbonous siltstone24.54521.83.514.472.797.010.17.8
ZK14Carbonous siltstone9.0913.35.091.031.320.598.810.18.6
ZK15Carbonous siltstone7.6335.22.121.752.980.324.411.86.6
ZK16Coarse sandstone69.687.343.54.887.664.1314.311.410.5