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ARABIAN JOURNAL OF GEOSCIENCES
Volume 8, Issue 2, Pages 809-825Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-013-1165-1
Keywords
Cracks; Breakage path; Rock-like specimen; HDDMCR2D; Numerical and experimental analyses
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Pre-existing cracks in brittle substances seem to be the main cause of their breakage under various loading conditions. In the present paper, a coupled numerical-experimental analysis of crack propagation, cracks coalescence, and breakage process of brittle substances such as rocks and rock-like samples have been studied. The numerical analyses are accomplished using a numerical code based on the Higher order Displacement Discontinuity Method for Crack (HDDMCR2D) analysis. A quadratic displacement discontinuity variation along each boundary element is assumed to evaluate the Mode I and Mode II stress intensity factors. Based on the linear elastic fracture mechanics theory, the maximum tangential stress criterion (i.e., a mixed mode fracture criterion) is implemented in the HDDMCR2D code for predicting the crack initiation and its direction of propagation (cracks propagation path). Some numerical and analytical problems in finite and infinite planes are solved numerically by the proposed numerical method, and the results are compared in different tables illustrating the accuracy and validity of the numerical results. Experimental tests are also being done to evaluate the final breakage path and cracks initiation and cracks coalescence stresses in rock-like specimens containing two random cracks. The numerical and experimental results obtained from the tested specimens show a good agreement between the corresponding values and demonstrate the accuracy and effectiveness of the approach.
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