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A practical testing approach to determine mode II fracture energy GIIF for concrete

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Continuing the experiments on the double-edge notched specimens on which the mode II fracture toughness K IIc of concrete was measured, a practical testing approach to determine mode II fracture energy G IIF is studied using the same geometry.

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Reinhardt, H.W., Xu, S. A practical testing approach to determine mode II fracture energy GIIF for concrete. International Journal of Fracture 105, 107–125 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007649004465

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