Investigation of mechanical properties of bedded shale by nanoindentation tests: A case study on Lower Silurian Longmaxi Formation of Youyang area in southeast Chongqing, China

Xian SHI,Shu JIANG,Shuangfang LU,Zhiliang HE,Dongjie LI,Zhixuan WANG,Dianshi XIAO

Table 5 Upscaling elastic modulus results.

Coring angle Young’s Modulus by compression test/GPa Young’s Modulus by upscaling model/GPa Young’s Modulus by averaging approach/GPa Parallel beddings 41.12 45.21 48.52 Vertical beddings 39.15 43.60 45.25