The Influence of Loading Rate on Direct and Indirect Tensile Strengths: Laboratory and Numerical Methods

Figure 13

Typical numerical results of the BT and FBT tests: (a) numerical results of the BT test; (b–d) the FBT tests with the loading angles of 5°, 10°, and 15°, respectively.

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