Research Article

Crack Initiation Criteria and Fracture Simulation for Precracked Sandstones

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Numerical simulation of fracture propagation with β = 15°: (a) 0.5 mm thick crack (ρ = 0.25 mm); (b) 2.0 mm thick crack (ρ = 1.0 mm).
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