Brittle failure of components weakened by cracks or sharp and blunt V-notches is a topic of
active and continuous research. It is attractive for all researchers who face the problem of …

Developing an advanced monitoring system for strain measurements on structural
components represents a significant task, both in relation to testing of in-service parameters …

In the present contribution, mixed mode I/III fracture toughness of a polycrystalline graphite is
studied experimentally, numerically and theoretically using a new designed test specimen. A …

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 …

In order to study the fracture performance of nuclear graphite, numerical simulations were
performed on single-edge notched graphite beam subjected to three-point bending by using …

Brittle fracture of polycrystalline graphite under torsion loading is studied experimentally and
theoretically using axisymmetric specimens weakened by sharp and rounded-tip V-notches …

Brittle failure of isostatic polycrystalline graphite under pure compression loading is
investigated experimentally by using prismatic specimens weakened by sharp and rounded …

Damage evolution and crack propagation in sandstone specimens have been observed by
digital image correlation method. To investigate deformation and failure process of rock …

To investigate the fracture behaviour of polygranular graphite (a quasi-brittle material), crack
propagation in a short bar chevron notched specimen was studied by synchrotron X-ray …