Advances in Materials Science and Engineering

Research Article

Study on Fracture Initiation and Propagation in a Brazilian Disc with a Preexisting Crack by Digital Image Correlation Method

Table 3

Comparison of DIC analysis, failure pictures, and simulation results.
Specimen numberDIC analysisFailure picturesSimulation results
M15-3-36
M20-3-36
M25-3-36
M15-4-54
M20-4-54
M25-4-54
M15-5-72
M20-5-72
M25-5-72
Note. In the specimen number, means marble, the first number means the length of the preexisting crack, the second number means the serial number, and the third number represents the inclination angle.