Determination of dynamic rock Mode-I fracture parameters using cracked chevron notched semi-circular bend specimen

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 78, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 2633-2644

  Dai, F ^a   Xia, K ^a,b   Zheng, H ^a,b   Wang, Y X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

CCNSCB; Dynamic initiation toughness; Dynamic propagation toughness; Dynamic rock fracture; Fracture energy; Stable unstable crack transition

Indexed keywords

BEND SPECIMENS; CCNSCB; CRACK SURFACES; DYNAMIC FORCES; DYNAMIC FRACTURE PROPERTIES; DYNAMIC FRACTURES; DYNAMIC PROPAGATION TOUGHNESS; DYNAMIC TESTS; ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; FIRST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS; FRACTURE PARAMETER; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; FRACTURE VELOCITY; GEOPHYSICAL PROCESS; LAURENTIAN; NOVEL METHODS; PEAK LOAD; ROCK DYNAMICS; ROCK FRACTURES; SAMPLE SURFACE; SPLIT HOPKINSON PRESSURE BARS; STABLE-UNSTABLE CRACK TRANSITION; STABLE-UNSTABLE TRANSITION; STRAIN GAUGE;

BRITTLENESS; CRACK DETECTION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; FRACTURE; FRACTURE ENERGY; GAGES; METALLIC GLASS; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; TESTING; THERMODYNAMICS;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 80052297087     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2011.06.022     Document Type: Article

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