Research Article

Experimental Investigation on the Mechanical Response of Coals to Uniaxial Compression and Low-Speed Dynamic Loading

Figure 13

The relationship between strain rate and absorbed energy. (a) Anthracite coal. (b) Bituminous coal. The absorbed energy (WD) of the two kinds of coal cores is fitted as a function of strain rate by the formula , where a and b are the fitting parameters.
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