The statistics of brittle fracture of small specimens

Xiao Zhi Hu; Brian Cotterell; Yiu Wing Mai

doi:10.1080/09500838808229612

The statistics of brittle fracture of small specimens

Xiao Zhi Hu, Brian Cotterell, Yiu Wing Mai

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Abstract

In the derivation of the classic Weibull strength distribution for brittle solids, it is assumed that the number of flaws is large. When small specimens are tested the number of flaws may not be large and the number in any one specimen may be significantly different to the expected number. In this case the effective Weibull modulus will be less than that measured from tests on large specimens.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	69-73
Number of pages	5
Journal	Philosophical Magazine Letters
Volume	57
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09500838808229612
Publication status	Published - Feb 1988
Externally published	Yes

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