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W. Hanini et alii, Fracture and Structural Integrity, 76 (2026) 183-211; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.76.12

Figure 10: Triaxial compression test.

Figure 11: Stress-strain curves.

In addition, indirect tensile tests were carried out on specimens with the same dimensions of D = 50 mm, and H = 100 mm, using the Brazilian method. These tests, as depicted in Fig. 12, made it possible to estimate the tensile strength of the RE. The average value of tensile strength was found to be equal to 0.35 MPa.

Figure 12: Splitting tensile Test.

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