An update on the fracture toughness testing methods related to the cracked Chevron-notched Brazilian disk (CCNBD) specimen

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 163, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 1047-1057

  Fowell, R J ^a   Xu, C ^a   Dowd, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brazilian disc; CCNBD; Fracture toughness testing; Stress intensity factor

Indexed keywords

BRAZILIAN TEST; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 33745070280     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-006-0057-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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