Experimental Study on Stress Wave Propagation Crossing the Jointed Specimen with Different JRCs

Figure 8

The stress-strain curves of specimens. (a) An intact specimen S0 and jointed specimens (S1, S3, S5, S7, S9); (b) an intact specimen S0 and jointed specimens (S2, S4, S6, S8, S10); (c) jointed specimens (S1, S2, S3, S4, S5); (d) jointed specimens (S6, S7, S8, S9, S10).

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