The advent of digital image and volume correlation has attracted wide use in fracture
mechanics. The full‐field nature of digital image and volume correlation allows for the …

Relaxation and rapid displacement loading tests were performed on five types of rocks to
gain a deeper understanding of the differences between subcritical crack growth (SCG) and …

This paper presents a combined experimental‐numerical technique for the calculation of the
J‐integral as an area integral in cracked specimens. The proposed technique is based on …

Understanding the potential subcritical fracture behavior is very essential to assess the
perennial stability of rock engineering. The purpose of this study is to reveal the fracture …

The evolution of fracture mechanics and its application for elastomeric matrix composites are
briefly discussed. We begin with the studies on development of classical fracture mechanics …

Effective small specimen tests are needed to obtain fracture toughness and elastic
properties as the limited availability of irradiated graphite restricts the quantity and …

A novel method has been developed based on the conjoint use of digital image correlation
to measure full field displacements and finite element simulations to extract the strain energy …

The strain field of a crack in polygranular isotropic nuclear graphite, a quasi-brittle material,
has been studied during stable fracture propagation. Synchrotron X-ray computed …

Observations of fracture are generally restricted to the surface of test specimens; yet the
fracture process occurs within the material. X-ray computed tomography (XCT) provides …

The fracture toughness of the fine-grained nuclear graphite SNG742 has been investigated
by observation of stable crack propagation in double cleavage drilled compression …