Cohesive element simulations capture size and confining stress dependence of rock fracture toughness obtained from burst experiments
Yao Huang, Navid Zolfaghari, Andrew P. Bunger
Topics & Concepts
Fracture toughnessMaterials scienceFracture mechanicsMechanicsStress (linguistics)Traction (geology)Fracture (geology)ToughnessPlane stressFinite element methodStructural engineeringComposite materialGeologyPhysicsEngineeringPhilosophyGeomorphologyLinguisticsRock Mechanics and ModelingGeophysical Methods and ApplicationsGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures