Analysis of Crack Propagation Path on the Anisotropic Bi-Material Rock

Figure 14

Comparison between experimental observations and numerical predictions for specimen SSD-1: (a) photograph of specimen SSD-1 after failure (𝜓 = 45^∘ and 𝛽 = 45^∘) and (b) propagation of a crack at the center of a CSTBD specimen with 𝜓 = 45^∘ and 𝛽 = 45^∘.

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