“…The dimensionless analysis on the micro‐indentation curve of rock is conducted to determine the key influencing factors of the elastoplastic properties, including the initial cohesive force and the residual cohesive force. Previous studies have been conducted to characterize the elastoplastic relationship of the indentation curve (Figure 1) 45‐47 using the shape functions Π i , for example, the total energy during loading, W (the area under the loading curve), the maximum force, P m , the unloading slope, S , the elastic energy, W e (the area under the unloading curve), and the residual or final depth, h f . The basic form of the shape function can be written as, where the total energy W is used in this study, which is defined as, where the impact factor of W in the indentation curve includes the elasticity E and the plastic criterion of the tested material ( f p ); the impact factor of pore structure at the contact zone, f pore ; the indentation depth h ; the conical angle ( α ); and radius of the flat tip ( R ).…”