Όνομα Περιοδικού:International Journal of Microstructure and Materials Properties
Experimental laboratory work has been conducted to study electric signals of marble
beams that have been subjected to three point bend tests. The specimens have suffered 12
abrupt loading steps up to failure and the corresponding BSC were recorded by means of
copper electrodes placed in the lower surface of the sample. Alongside with the
application of abrupt loading to the samples, BSC peaks were observed and then the
current followed an exponentially decreasing relaxation process. In this paper the BSC
peaks, the total charge, as well as the characteristic relaxation time variables are
correlated with each other and also with the applied loading. The ultimate purpose is the
evaluation of the fatigue of the sample using simple criteria.