Development of an ISRM Suggested Method for Determining Mode I Static Fracture Toughness

A number of standard methods have been proposed to determine the Mode I fracture toughness of rock. They include those based on short rod (SR) specimen, chevron bend (CB) specimen and cracked chevron-notched Brazilian disk (CCNBD) specimen. The semi-circular bend (SCB) specimen has been widely used...

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Main Authors: Kuruppu, Mahinda, Obara, Y., Ayatollahi, M., Chong, K., Funatsu, T
Other Authors: N Shimizu
Format: Conference Paper
Published: The Japanese Committee for Rock Mechanics 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39186