College of Science;
Qingdao University of Technology;
Qingdao;
266033;
China;
Department of Earth Sciences;
The University of Hong Kong;
Pokfulam;
Hong Kong;
China;
State Key Laboratory of Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering;
Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics;
Chinese Academy of Sciences;
Wuhan;
430071;
China;
Rock brittleness; Practical applicability; Hydraulic fracturing; Rockburst proneness; Crack propagation; Fragmentation efficiency;