[HTML][HTML] A simple pseudo-Compact tension (pCT) test apparatus to determine the mode I fracture toughness

Y Li, M Herbón-Penabad, A Muñoz-Ibáñez, T Li… - Measurement, 2024 - Elsevier
We introduce a simplified pseudo-compact tension (pCT) test apparatus, specifically
designed to accurately determine the mode I fracture toughness (K IC) under direct tension …

Experimental Device for the Determination of Fracture Toughness at High Pressure

A Muñoz-Ibáñez, M Herbón-Penabad… - … Series: Earth and …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Mode I fracture toughness (K IC) is a relevant property in many applications involving rock
mechanics. However, the conventional methods for its determination only consider ambient …

A simple pseudo-compact tension (pCT) test apparatus to measure pure tension mode I fracture toughness

Y Li, M Herbón-Penabad, A Muñoz-Ibáñez… - New Challenges in …, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
The pseudo-compact tension (pCT) test has been proposed as a reliable method for
measuring the mode I fracture toughness (KIC) in rocks under pure tensile conditions, but its …