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Fracture Toughness Testing of Rock

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Rock Fracture Mechanics

Part of the book series: International Centre for Mechanical Sciences ((CISM,volume 275))

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Results from crack growth resistance measurements on rock are presented in this section. They are given a fracture mechanics interpretation and the influence of different test parameters is studied. The review is condensed from previous work by Ouchterlony.1,2,59

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Ouchterlony, F. (1983). Fracture Toughness Testing of Rock. In: Rossmanith, H.P. (eds) Rock Fracture Mechanics. International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 275. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-2750-6_3

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