Numerical study and experimental validation of the size effect of smooth and mode I cracked semi-circular bend specimens

Abstract The edge-cracked semi-circular bend (SCB) specimen subjected to three-point bending loading is used in many applications to measure the fracture behavior of quasi-brittle materials. The main objective of the present work was to study the effect of the crack length to SCB specimen radius rat...

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Main Authors: Saeed Mousa, Mohammed Mutnbak, Abd-Allah M. Saba, Amr A. Abd-Elhady, Hossam El-Din M. Sallam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34201-z