The Brazilian disc test for rock mechanics applications : review and new insights

• Main Authors: Li, Diyuan, Wong, Louis Ngai Yuen
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97836; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/12200
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The development of the Brazilian disc test for determining indirect tensile strength and its applications in rock mechanics are reviewed herein. Based on the history of research on the Brazilian test by analytical, experimental, and numerical approaches, three research stages can be identified. Most...