Griffith-based analysis of crack initiation location in a Brazilian test
The Brazilian test has been extremely popular while prompting significant debate. The main source of controversy is rooted in its indirect nature; the material tensile strength is inferred upon assuming that cracking initiates at the centre of the sample. Here, we use the Griffith criterion and fini...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022
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