Rocks containing cracks with lower crack aspect ratio, higher crack density and (or) higher crack porosity have stronger stress sensitivity.
Alternatively, we split here each grid point for v z on the crack into two very close points, which respectively represent the points on the upper and lower crack faces (the gray and black semicircles in Fig. 1).
This invalid data is the reason for the lower cracking value and post cracking stiffness observed during the testing of the beam than those obtained from the analysis.
The behavior in this range is similar to that for the lower surface crack, albeit with an order of magnitude greater fracture resistance.
The lack of strain gradient and restraint imposed by the compression zone of flexural members is probably the reason for the lower flexural crack width.
The main damage modes are matrix cracking for lower impact energies, delamination and fiber breakage for middle impact energies and complete breakage for higher impact energies.
However, the SCC achieves the maximum crack mouth displacement for lower deflections than NVC.
It was noticed that the stress ahead of the crack tip decreases faster with the distance for lower values of b.
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