Table 2
Mechanical properties of rocks used in the numerical simulations.
| Property | Materials |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Rock salt | Interlayer | Mudstone | |
| Young’s modulus (GPa) | 3.99 | 3.8 | 4.72 |
| Poisson’s ratio | 0.24 | 0.277 | 0.185 |
| Cohesion (MPa) | 5.45 | 5.70 | 8.19 |
| Friction angle (degrees) | 30.51 | 30.43 | 39.57 |
| Tensile strength (MPa) | 1.04 | 1.08 | 1.67 |