ISRM-Suggested Method for Determining the Mode I Static Fracture Toughness Using Semi-Circular Bend Specimen

Size Effect in Blunt Fracture: Concrete, Rock, Metal

Zdeněk P. Bažant · Journal of Engineering Mechanics · 1984 · 1.7K citations

Engineering, Civil Engineering, Materials Engineering +17

The Complete ISRM Suggested Methods for Rock Characterization, Testing and Monitoring; 1974-2006

A. W. Hatheway · Environmental and Engineering Geoscience · 2009 · 1.5K citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geology +13

Suggested methods for determining the dynamic strength parameters and mode-I fracture toughness of rock materials

Yingxin Zhou, Kaiwen Xia, Xuefeng Li et al. · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences · 2011 · 922 citations · Full text

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +16

New specimen for fracture toughness determination for rock and other materials

K.P. Chong, Mahinda Kuruppu · International Journal of Fracture · 1984 · 375 citations

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +14

Rock fracture mechanics : principles, design, and applications

B.N. Whittaker, Raghu N Singh, Gexin Sun · Medical Entomology and Zoology · 1992 · 353 citations

Engineering, Geological Engineering, Geology +12