Table 4.
Specimen Index | Stiffness | Stiffness Change | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dry Specimen | Water Soaked | Brine Soaked | Water Soaked | Brine Soaked | |||||
Initial State | 2 Days | 21 Days | 2 Days | 21 Days | 2 Days | 21 Days | 2 Days | 21 Days | |
(MPa) | (MPa) | (MPa) | (MPa) | (MPa) | (MPa) | (MPa) | (MPa) | (MPa) | |
1 | 11,270 | 10,987 | 10,604 | 283 | 666 | ||||
2 | 10,659 | 10,478 | 10,241 | 181 | 418 | ||||
3 | 10,962 | 10,682 | 10,365 | 280 | 597 | ||||
4 | 10,798 | 10,556 | 10,122 | 242 | 676 | ||||
5 | 11,120 | 10,113 | 8369 | 1007 | 2751 | ||||
6 | 11,003 | 10,267 | 8255 | 736 | 2748 | ||||
7 | 10,781 | 9807 | 7831 | 974 | 2950 | ||||
8 | 10,638 | 9635 | 7837 | 1003 | 2801 | ||||
9 | 11,001 | 10,148 | 8325 | 853 | 2676 | ||||
Average | 10,914.7 | 10,675.8 | 9994.0 | 10,333.0 | 8123.4 | 246.5 | 589.3 | 914.6 | 2785.2 |
Standard deviation | 199.8 | 193.9 | 235.1 | 178.5 | 239.1 | 41.1 | 103.4 | 105.4 | 91.5 |
The coefficient of variation (%) | 1.83% | 1.82% | 2.35% | 1.73% | 2.94% | 16.68% | 17.56% | 11.53% | 3.29% |