Dynamic Splitting Tensile Properties and Failure Mechanism of Layered Slate

Table 3

Summary of the dynamic tensile test results on samples.

Sample number	Inclination angles (°)	Diameter (mm)	Thickness (mm)	Loading rate (GPa/s)	Dynamic failure load (MPa)
A-1	0	49.49	24.60	587	15.50
A-2		49.09	23.81	406	15.68
A-3		49.37	26.77	273	11.50
A-4		49.61	24.30	488	14.81
A-5		49.63	24.84	218	10.11
A-6		49.51	24.16	519	15.53
A-7		49.42	24.53	1126	31.16
E-1	15	48.65	24.96	242	10.79
E-2		48.75	25.70	419	16.57
E-3		48.68	25.91	606	17.05
E-4		48.65	26.12	290	11.95
E-5		48.43	25.45	475	15.45
E-6		48.66	26.13	749	21.71
F-1	30	48.51	25.58	511	17.01
F-2		48.79	25.17	224	12.07
F-3		48.69	25.60	238	12.00
F-4		48.66	25.76	222	10.40
F-5		48.79	25.12	1132	30.27
B-1	45	49.69	26.71	411	15.11
B-2		49.58	27.47	503	15.06
B-4		49.54	27.05	500	13.82
B-5		49.54	24.06	521	16.78
B-6		49.55	27.35	291	12.31
B-9		49.52	24.48	799	26.23
C-1	60	48.65	25.42	386	11.93
C-4		48.66	25.72	532	15.26
C-5		48.69	26.24	375	13.75
C-6		48.68	25.70	544	19.48
C-7		48.75	25.96	561	18.98
C-8		48.62	25.92	1126	32.8
G-1	75	48.64	25.15	642	28.83
G-2		48.61	25.68	599	20.6
G-4		48.70	26.25	408	15.94
G-5		48.72	24.89	600	30.85
G-8		48.68	25.76	1398	42.52
D-1	90	49.56	27.15	374	19.96
D-2		49.61	27.08	601	21.21
D-3		49.58	27.27	353	20.39
D-4		49.58	23.92	556	19.39
D-5		49.62	24.06	535	23.01
D-6		49.67	24.03	498	20.64
D-7		49.68	23.92	1163	35.78