TY - JOUR
T1 - Rate effect on crack propagation measurement results with crack propagation gauge, digital image correlation, and visual methods
AU - Ju, Minghe
AU - Li, Jianchun
AU - Yao, Qiangling
AU - Li, Xiaofeng
AU - Zhao, Jian
PY - 2019/10/1
Y1 - 2019/10/1
N2 - The rate-dependent measurement gaps among the crack propagation gauge (CPG), digital image correlation (DIC), and Visual methods for measuring dynamic rock crack propagation were determined using a case study. Dynamic notched semi-circular bending (NSCB) tests of a rock material, namely, red sandstone, were conducted using a modified split Hopkinson pressure bar system to form different crack propagating velocities (CPVs). From the viewpoint of the initial crack time, a normal strain threshold of 2% in the DIC was effective in obtaining a match between the CPG and DIC methods at a low CPV. However, the selected 2%–5% normal strains in the DIC were pivotal factors that could compromise the results from the CPG and Visual methods with a low CPV in terms of the peak CPV, whereas 2%–3% normal strains were recommended for cases with a high CPV. In addition, the equivalent crack-velocity-dependent strain thresholds (ti DIC equal to ti CPG and ti DIC equal to ti Visual) for the CPG, Visual, and DIC techniques displayed a linear fit with the CPV. The measurement gap between the DIC and Visual methods was narrower than the measurement gap between the DIC and CPG methods. The critical initial crack time of CPG for red sandstone needed the condition of a CPV of approximately 500 m/s. A potential explanation for these gaps was proposed in terms of the changes in the fracture process zone with CPV, and three suggestions were subsequently recommended based on the experimental results to aid in the interpretation of other experimental results.
AB - The rate-dependent measurement gaps among the crack propagation gauge (CPG), digital image correlation (DIC), and Visual methods for measuring dynamic rock crack propagation were determined using a case study. Dynamic notched semi-circular bending (NSCB) tests of a rock material, namely, red sandstone, were conducted using a modified split Hopkinson pressure bar system to form different crack propagating velocities (CPVs). From the viewpoint of the initial crack time, a normal strain threshold of 2% in the DIC was effective in obtaining a match between the CPG and DIC methods at a low CPV. However, the selected 2%–5% normal strains in the DIC were pivotal factors that could compromise the results from the CPG and Visual methods with a low CPV in terms of the peak CPV, whereas 2%–3% normal strains were recommended for cases with a high CPV. In addition, the equivalent crack-velocity-dependent strain thresholds (ti DIC equal to ti CPG and ti DIC equal to ti Visual) for the CPG, Visual, and DIC techniques displayed a linear fit with the CPV. The measurement gap between the DIC and Visual methods was narrower than the measurement gap between the DIC and CPG methods. The critical initial crack time of CPG for red sandstone needed the condition of a CPV of approximately 500 m/s. A potential explanation for these gaps was proposed in terms of the changes in the fracture process zone with CPV, and three suggestions were subsequently recommended based on the experimental results to aid in the interpretation of other experimental results.
KW - Crack propagation gauge
KW - Digital image correlation
KW - Fracture process zone
KW - Rate dependent
KW - Rock material
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U2 - 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2019.106537
DO - 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2019.106537
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85070200629
SN - 0013-7944
VL - 219
JO - Engineering Fracture Mechanics
JF - Engineering Fracture Mechanics
M1 - 106537
ER -