Numerical Simulation of Fracture Behavior of Brittle Solids under I/III Loading

Figure 10

A comparison diagram between the paper [43] and numerical simulation of fracture path. (a) Pure mode I with α = 0°; mixed mode I/III with (b) α = 30°, (c) α = 45°, (d) and α = 60°.

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