Wedge splitting test method: quantification of influence of glued marble plates by two-parameter fracture mechanics

S. Seitl; B. Nieto García; I. Merta

doi:10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.23

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Published Sep 10, 2014

DOI https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.23

S. Seitl

Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v. v. i., Institute of Physics of Materials, Brno, Czech Republic and Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Institute of Structural Mechanics, Brno, Czech Republic

B. Nieto García

Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v. v. i., Institute of Physics of Materials, Brno, Czech Republic and University of Oviedo, Department of Construction and Manufacturing Engineering Campus de Viesques, Gijón, Spain

I. Merta

University of Technology Vienna, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Institute of Building Construction and Technology, Vienna, Austria

Abstract

In the present paper, the well-known wedge splitting test (WST) is applied on specimens with different geometries (S= 150, 200, 300 mm) and variants of the specimens’ configurations. K-calibration (B1) and T-stress (B2) calibration curves for such specimens are introduced. The objective was to compare and discuss the values of the calibration curves dependent on the specimen’s geometries and on three different specimens' configurations: homogenous specimen; specimen with marble plates forming the groove for load application and specimen with glued marble plates.

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Vol. 8 No. 30 (2014): October 2014

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Miscellanea

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Seitl, S., Nieto García, B., & Merta, I. (2014). Wedge splitting test method: quantification of influence of glued marble plates by two-parameter fracture mechanics. Frattura Ed Integrità Strutturale, 8(30), pages 174–181. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.23

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