Effect of Moisture on the Macro Failure Characteristics of Weakly Consolidated Mudstone: Mesomechanism

Figure 7

Indentation distribution and force-depth (Fn-Pd) curves of the dry and moist states.

(a) Indentation distribution of the dry state

(b) Fn-Pd curves of the dry state

(c) Indentation distribution of the moist state

(d) Fn-Pd curves of the moist state