Issue 73

H. S. Vishwanatha et alii, Fracture and Structural Integrity, 73 (2025) 23-40; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.73.03

Breath of beam (b) mm

Length of the beam (L) mm

Central part of beam (S 0 ) mm

Notch to depth ratio α 0= a 0 /D

Depth of notch ( a 0 ) mm

Depth of beam (D) mm

Span (S) mm

Beam ID

S/D

B-SB75 B-MB150 B-LB250 B-VB500 B-HB1000

75

150 150 150 150 150

250 550

225 450 750

50

18.75 37.5 62.5

150 250 500

100 150 300 600

0.25

3

1000 2000 4000

1500 3000

125 250

1000

Table 1: Geometrical properties of the beams.

Simply Supported

Figure 1: Spherical shape aggregates (SSA-Model).

Figure 2: Realistic shape aggregates (RSA-Model).

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