Effects of Bedding Geometry and Cementation Strength on Shale Tensile Strength Based on Discrete Element Method

<div>Stress-displacement curves of the center point of the bedding model with different layer thicknesses. (a) Uniformly parallel. (b) Unevenly parallel.</div>

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Figure 23: Effects of Bedding Geometry and Cementation Strength on Shale Tensile Strength Based on Discrete Element Method 