Research Article

Research on Energy and Instability Criterion of Sandstone Hydraulic Fracturing in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, Chongqing, China

Table 1

Test programs and parameters.

Test classificationStrength percentage
(MPa)(MPa)(MPa)(%)(GPa)

Conventional uniaxial50.9800.0060.07.080.14
Conventional triaxial94.34100.0032.411.590.11
Uniaxial water pressure30.58012.2060.010.130.17
Triaxial water pressure30.551018.8232.412.970.11