Evaluating the Applicability of Fracture Criteria to Predict the Crack Evolution Path of Dolomite Based on SCB Experiments and FEM

Figure 11

Crack path of fractured SCB specimens with different crack inclination angle 𝛼.

(a) 𝛼=0^∘

(b) 𝛼=10^∘

(c) 𝛼=20^∘

(d) 𝛼=30^∘

(e) 𝛼=34.8^∘

(f) 𝛼=40^∘