Scaling Law of Quasi Brittle Fragmentation

Fragmentation phenomenon is the breaking of solids into separate fragments under quasi-static, impact or explosive loading. The present investigation was conducted to examine experimentally the fragmentation of brittle materials: 1) glass fragmentation under quasi-static loading; 2) quartz fragmentation under dynamic loading; 3) ZrO2 ceramic fragmentation using Split Hopkinson Bar techniques; 4) impact fragmentation of synthetic mineral alloys (syminals).