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The cracked brazilian specimen for fracture toughness testing of concrete

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    Rasko Ojdrovic & Henry J. Petroski

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Ojdrovic, R., Petroski, H.J. The cracked brazilian specimen for fracture toughness testing of concrete. Int J Fract 27, R75–R80 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00017975

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