Crack Initiation, Propagation, and Coalescence Experiments in Sandstone Brazilian Disks Containing Pre-Existing Flaws

<div>Simplified crack patterns in pre-cracked specimens of rock-like materials under uniaxial compression [<a href="/journals/ace/2019/9816067/#B9">9</a>].</div>

Advances in Civil Engineering

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Figure 2: Crack Initiation, Propagation, and Coalescence Experiments in Sandstone Brazilian Disks Containing Pre-Existing Flaws 