Research Article

The Loading Rate Effect on the Fracture Toughness of Marble Using Semicircular Bend Specimens

Table 2

The results of the rock dynamic fracture tests under dynamic loading.

No. (s)Log timeFracture toughness (MPa·m0.5)Loading rate (MPa·m0.5s-1)Loading rate log

D-10.000092-4.03622.291624908.95864.3964
D-30.000100-4.00002.385823858.19674.3776
D-50.000103-3.98722.318822513.09074.3524
D-60.000101-3.99573.498634639.44624.5396
D-80.000102-3.99142.449424014.11154.3805
D-90.000089-4.05061.826820525.44664.3123
B-10.0000441.643457.1655162853.9645.2117
B-20.0000471.672093.097165896.61404.8188
B-30.0000431.6334686.1324142614.6635.1541
B-40.0000501.698974.306686133.50324.9351
B-60.0000721.857333.665250906.32574.7067