Research Article

Burst Failure Characteristics and Energy Evolution Law of Coal with Prefabricated Cracks at Different Angles

Table 4

Bursting energy index of coal under different crack angles.

Specimen typesGroup aGroup bGroup cAverage value

Complete cylinder20.2921.1116.1519.22
0° cracked cylinder15.17.993.478.85
30° cracked cylinder16.3412.64.3611.1
60° cracked cylinder20.6411.3411.614.53
90° cracked cylinder16.4517.616.7616.94