Crack Initiation, Propagation, and Failure Characteristics of Jointed Rock or Rock-Like Specimens: A Review

<div>Closed fissures created by different kinds of methods. (a) Mica sheet [<a href="/journals/ace/2019/6975751/#B20">20</a>]. (b) Steel sheets [<a href="/journals/ace/2019/6975751/#B22">22</a>]. (c) Video tape strip [<a href="/journals/ace/2019/6975751/#B23">23</a>]. (d) Galvanized sheets [<a href="/journals/ace/2019/6975751/#B24">24</a>].</div>

Advances in Civil Engineering

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Figure 4: Crack Initiation, Propagation, and Failure Characteristics of Jointed Rock or Rock-Like Specimens: A Review 