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

<div>The trends of <i>θ</i> and (X) in the specimens with the increase of offset ratio <i>C</i>. (a) Initial crack angles <i>θ</i> vs. offset ratio <i>C</i>; (b) the distance between the terminal crack point and the center line (X) vs. offset ratio <i>C</i>.</div>

Advances in Civil Engineering

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Figure 9: Fracture Analysis of Compacted Clay Soil Beams with Offset Notches Based on Three-Point Bending Test: Experimental Characterization and Numerical Simulation 

Figure 9 | Fracture Analysis of Compacted Clay Soil Beams with Offset Notches Based on Three-Point Bending Test: Experimental Characterization and Numerical Simulation 