Abstract: The Brazilian tension test is the most common tension test used for concrete, with the advantage of simple setup. However, cracking in the Brazilian test takes place abruptly, which does not allow monitoring of postpeak ...

Abstract: Microscale defects (microannuli) at the steel-cement and rock-cement interfaces are a major cause of failure in the integrity of wellbore systems. Microscale defects/microcracks as small as 30 μm are sufficient to ...