A comparison of two ISRM suggested chevron notched specimens for testing mode-I rock fracture toughness

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 871-876

  Cui, Zhen dong ^a   Liu, Da an ^a   An, Guang ming ^b   Sun, Bo ^a   Zhou, Miao ^c   Cao, Fu quan ^c  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b CHINA NUCLEAR POWER ENGINEERING CO   (China)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; I-TYPE ROCK; ROCK MECHANICS; TESTING METHOD;

EID: 77954028185     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2009.12.015     Document Type: Article

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