Experimental Study on Anisotropic Strength and Deformation Behavior of a Coal Measure Shale under Room Dried and Water Saturated Conditions

Figure 4

The complete stress-strain curves of dry and saturated shale samples of various angles (), tested under different confining pressures.

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