Dynamic cracked chevron notched Brazilian disc method for measuring rock fracture parameters

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 606-613

  Dai, F ^a   Chen, R ^a,b   Iqbal, M J ^a   Xia, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

CCNBD; Dynamic fracture; Dynamic initiation toughness; Dynamic propagation toughness; Stable unstable fracture transition

Indexed keywords

CRACK DETECTION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DYNAMIC LOADS; FRACTURE TESTING; ROCKS; STRAIN GAGES;

CRACKED CHEVRON NOTCH BRAZILIAN DISK; DYNAMIC FRACTURES; DYNAMIC INITIATION TOUGHNESS; DYNAMIC PROPAGATION; DYNAMIC PROPAGATION TOUGHNESS; FRACTURE PARAMETER; INITIATION TOUGHNESS; ROCK FRACTURES; STABLE-UNSTABLE FRACTURE TRANSITION; UNSTABLE FRACTURE;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

CRACK PROPAGATION; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; FRACTURE INITIATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; PRESSURE GRADIENT; ROCK MECHANICS; STRAIN ANALYSIS; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; STRAIN RATE; TESTING METHOD;

EID: 77952958082     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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