Crack initiation and failure of block-in-matrix rocks under Brazilian test using digital image correlation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tafmec.2020.102743
Abstract: Abstract Bimrocks feature stiff blocks randomly distributed in a soft matrix. Despite their wide distribution in nature, their significant effects on the failure of rock structures such as slopes, mines and tunnels have not been… read more here.
Keywords: block matrix; failure block; initiation failure; crack initiation ... See more keywords