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

Figure 15

Comparison between experimental observations and numerical predictions for specimen SSD-2: (a) photograph of specimen SSD-2 after failure (𝜓 = 0^∘ and 𝛽 = 90^∘) and (b) propagation of an interfacial crack at the center of a CSTBD specimen with 𝜓 = 0^∘ and 𝛽 = 90^∘.

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