Fracture criteria play a very important role in predicting crack propagation behavior and life
evaluation of cracked bodies. In this paper, mixed mode I-II fracture criteria in the framework …

An overview of past research on T-stress is presented in this paper. Beginning with the
origin of T-stress, the authors discuss different phenomena associated with T-stress: crack …

The pre-cracked disk specimens (Brazilian disks containing single and double cracks in the
middle part of the disk) of rock-like materials were experimentally tested under compressive …

Using ring-shape specimens containing two aligned cracks on the internal surface of the
ring, two test configurations subjected to tensile or compressive loads namely (i) …

A novel test specimen was designed for experimental investigations of pure and mixed
mode fracture. This novel test configuration is called “modified edge notched disc bend”(M …

A series of mode I fracture tests under coupled static-dynamic loading were performed on
notched semi-circular bend (NSCB) sandstone specimens using the split Hopkinson …

This paper presents experimental results on the anisotropy of the fracture toughness,
Brazilian tensile strength, and the fracture process zone (FPZ) in granodiorite samples. The …

The mixed mode I/II fracture initiation angle and the crack growth trajectory of a soft rock
(Guiting limestone) were investigated experimentally and theoretically for two different …

In the non-ordinary state-based peridynamics (NOSB-PD), the maximum tensile stress
criterion and Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion, which are common stress-based failure criteria …

In this contribution, low temperature crack growth resistance of Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA)
mixtures reinforced with two types of fiber, namely natural Jute fiber and synthetic Polyolefin …