Research Article
The Influence of Loading Rate on Direct and Indirect Tensile Strengths: Laboratory and Numerical Methods
Figure 4
Typical failures after indirect tests: (a–e) rock failures at the loading rates of 0.01, 0.05, 0.1, 1, and 10 mm/min, respectively, for the BT tests; (f–j), (k–o), and (p–t) FBT tests with the loading angles of 5°, 10°, and 15°, respectively.
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