Fracture Analysis of Compacted Clay Soil Beams with Offset Notches Based on Three-Point Bending Test: Experimental Characterization and Numerical Simulation

<div>Experimental testing system of the TPB test on compacted clay. (a) The whole testing system; (b) mechanical properties test platform, in which label 1 is the adjustable support frame, label 2 is the CCB specimen, label 3 is the loading point, label 4 is a pressure transducer, label 5 is the electric cylinder, label 6 is the servomotor, and label 7 is the support plate.</div>

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Figure 4: Fracture Analysis of Compacted Clay Soil Beams with Offset Notches Based on Three-Point Bending Test: Experimental Characterization and Numerical Simulation 

Figure 4 | Fracture Analysis of Compacted Clay Soil Beams with Offset Notches Based on Three-Point Bending Test: Experimental Characterization and Numerical Simulation 