Investigating Hydrofracture Evolution of Quasi-Brittle Material Using a Post-Peak Control Technique Associated with Speckle-Shearing Interferometry †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Speckle-Shearing Interferometry
3. Test material and Specimen Preparation
4. Experimental Setup of Hydraulic Fracture and SSI
4.1. Hydraulic Fracture Apparatus with Post-Peak Control System
4.2. Optical Equipment
5. Results and Discussion
5.1. Entire Loading Curve
5.2. Fringe Pattern Evolution
Author Contributions
Acknowledgments
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Chen, W.-C.; Chen, L.-H.; Lin, S.-T.; Chen, Y.-C. Investigating Hydrofracture Evolution of Quasi-Brittle Material Using a Post-Peak Control Technique Associated with Speckle-Shearing Interferometry. Proceedings 2018, 2, 452. https://doi.org/10.3390/ICEM18-05326
Chen W-C, Chen L-H, Lin S-T, Chen Y-C. Investigating Hydrofracture Evolution of Quasi-Brittle Material Using a Post-Peak Control Technique Associated with Speckle-Shearing Interferometry. Proceedings. 2018; 2(8):452. https://doi.org/10.3390/ICEM18-05326
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Wei-Chih, Li-Hsien Chen, Shyh-Tsong Lin, and Yao-Chung Chen. 2018. "Investigating Hydrofracture Evolution of Quasi-Brittle Material Using a Post-Peak Control Technique Associated with Speckle-Shearing Interferometry" Proceedings 2, no. 8: 452. https://doi.org/10.3390/ICEM18-05326
APA StyleChen, W. -C., Chen, L. -H., Lin, S. -T., & Chen, Y. -C. (2018). Investigating Hydrofracture Evolution of Quasi-Brittle Material Using a Post-Peak Control Technique Associated with Speckle-Shearing Interferometry. Proceedings, 2(8), 452. https://doi.org/10.3390/ICEM18-05326