Investigation of proper specimen geometry for mode i fracture toughness testing with flattened Brazilian disc method

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-75

  Keles, Cigdem ^a   Tutluoglu, Levent ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Fracture mechanics; Rock; Stress intensity factor; Toughness testing

Indexed keywords

CRACKED CHEVRON NOTCHED BRAZILIAN DISC; CRITICAL CRACK LENGTHS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FLATTENED BRAZILIAN DISCS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS VALUES; GEOMETRICAL PARAMETERS; LOADING ANGLE; MARBLE ROCK; MAXIMUM STRESS INTENSITY; MODE I FRACTURE; NUMERICAL MODELING; PARAMETRIC EQUATION; PRINCIPAL STRESS; ROCK CORE; SPECIMEN GEOMETRY; TOUGHNESS TESTING;

CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; FRACTURE TESTING; GEOMETRY; LOADING; MECHANICS; ROCKS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 79953187898     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: 15732673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10704-011-9584-z     Document Type: Article

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