Determining Tensile Strength of Rock by the Direct Tensile, Brazilian Splitting, and Three-Point Bending Methods: A Comparative Study

Figure 6

Stress-strain curves of rock samples at different positions in the marble splitting test (position 1 and position 2 are described in Figures 4 and 7(b)). (a) Marble 18#. (b) Marble 19#. (c) Marble 20#. (d) Marble 21#. (e) Marble 22#. (f) Marble 23#.

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