Research Article

Effects of Flaw Geometry on the Fracturing Behavior of Rock-Like Materials Containing Two Arch-Like Parallelogram Flaws

Table 2

Macro first cracks initiated from the specimens containing two parallelogram flaws with different inclination angles under uniaxial compression.

α-β (degree)45–4545–6045–7560–6060–7575–75

Crack images

Crack paths