Static and dynamic fracture behavior of rock-concrete bi-material disc with different interface crack inclinations

The fracture behavior of rock-concrete bi-material structures with interface crack is of great significance to the stability of construction projects in rock engineering. Dynamic testing of cracked straight-through Brazilian disc (CSTBD) samples was performed using a split-Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) system. The fracture development of rock-concrete bi-material was monitored by the digital image correlation (DIC) technique. A static fracture test using the MTS322 hydraulic servo-controlled testing system was also carried out for comparison. The results show that three typical fracture patterns can be identified for CSTBD samples under both static and dynamic loading. At a smaller interface inclination angle, the disk samples fracture along the interface, while at a larger interface inclination angle, the samples suffer tensile fracture along the loading direction. The increase of strain rate leads to an increase in the number of secondary cracks. As the inclination of interface increases from 0 degrees to 75 degrees, the dissipated energy increases gradually. When the inclination exceeds 75 degrees, the dissipated energy turns to weaken. The difference in peak dissipated energy between different inclination angles weakens as the strain rate increases. The dimensionless stress intensity factors (SIFs) at the two crack tips are different, and increasing the crack length-diameter ratio will enlarge the difference. The interface inclination angle has a significant effect on both the static and dynamic fracture toughness of CSTBD samples. As the inclination of the interface increases, the difference between mixed-mode static and dynamic fracture toughness also increases. The dependence of dynamic fracture toughness on inclination is significantly higher than that of static fracture toughness, and the ratio between dynamic and static fracture toughnesses increases with increasing loading rate.