Influence of Water Content on the Mechanical Characteristics of Mudstone with High Smectite Content

Table 2

Mechanical parameters of mudstone under different water contents.

Water content (%)	Number	Density (g/cm^3)	UCS (MPa)	Average UCS (MPa)	(GPa)
0 (dry)	A-1	2.22	22.19	22.45	4.61
	A-2	2.21	22.65
	A-3	2.21	22.50
7 (nature)	C-1-1	2.25	12.38	12.12	2.94
	C-1-2	2.26	12.19
	C-1-3	2.25	11.80
8	C-3-1	2.29	3.95	3.79	0.84
	C-3-2	2.30	3.96
	C-3-3	2.30	3.47
9	C-2-1	2.33	1.22	1.33	0.22
	C-2-2	2.33	1.39
	C-2-3	2.29	1.38
10 (saturated)	B-1	2.39	0.82	0.86	0.19
	B-2	2.36	0.83
	B-3	2.37	0.92