Pure Mode I Fracture Toughness Determination in Rocks Using a Pseudo-Compact Tension (pCT) Test Approach
Andrea Muñoz‐Ibáñez, Jordi Delgado Martín, Miguel Costas, Juan R. Rabuñal, José Alvarellos-Iglesias, Jacobo Canal‐Vila
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceCompact tension specimenTension (geology)Fracture toughnessUltimate tensile strengthTensile testingToughnessComposite materialStiffnessFracture mechanicsMachiningStructural engineeringCrack growth resistance curveCrack closureMetallurgyEngineeringRock Mechanics and ModelingFatigue and fracture mechanicsGeophysical Methods and Applications