Crack initiation and propagation in molded gypsum specimens with pre-cracked single flaws

• Main Author: Tan, Eunice Shu Fen.
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Geotechnical
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/49271
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Discontinuities in rocks can affect the strength and stiffness of rocks which are important factors in rock mechanics. This study aims to observe the initiation and propagation of cracks emanating from a single pre-existing flaw in molded gypsum specimens when tested in uniaxial compression. The eff...