Abstract
The dynamic progressive fracturing process of the cracked chevron-notched Brazilian disc (CCNBD) specimen, the latest chevron-notched specimen suggested by the International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM) for fracture toughness measurements, is numerically assessed via discrete element method. Simulated acoustic emission distributions reveal that the cracking front is rather curved with jags and the critical crack surpasses the location specified by the measuring assumption. Most importantly, even if the dynamic force balance can be achieved by careful pulse shaping, the positions of the critical fracturing profiles remain highly dependent on the dynamic loading rates. Our investigation indicates that unchecked adoption of the quasi-static assumption on the CCNBD specimen in SHPB testing to measure the dynamic fracture toughness of rocks is suspect. The loading-rate-dependent cracking profiles of chevron-notched specimens cannot be ignored in order to accurately determine the dynamic mode I fracture toughness of rocks.
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