Fracture Mechanics of Different Rocks

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Fracture mechanics approach is to assess the process of crack propagation in a known stress field. The amount of material strength against the crack propagation is named fracture toughness. In this research, different cracked samples are used to determine the fracture toughness of different rocks. The methods proposed by ISRM (International Society for Rock Mechanics) are two tests; i.e. three point  bend test and short rod. The present research is based on the three point bent test. Also, in these tests two levels are utilized, 1-load control 2-displacement control, but in the present tests the level I is chosen for two types of rocks.

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