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Figure 2.7: Crack kinking into the core in a column with H100 core <strong>and</strong> 25.4 mm debond.<br />

Figure 2.8: Face compression failure in a column with H200 core <strong>and</strong> 25.4 mm debond.<br />

2.4 Characterisation <strong>of</strong> Face/Core Interface Fracture<br />

Resistance<br />

The aim <strong>of</strong> this section is to determine the fracture toughness <strong>of</strong> the face/core interface in a<br />

mode-mixity identical to the one in the column specimens at the onset <strong>of</strong> crack propagation using<br />

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