Table 4. Experiments Classified by the Half Width of the Damage Band wd in the Samplea Experiments Rupture Direction Vr, m/s Damage Half Width = 1/2 cm H-54 left 930 H-54 right Vr could not be measured - H-55 left 1000 H-55 right 930 H-58 left 880 H-58 right 830 Damage Half Width = 1 cm H-59 left 680 H-59 right 660 H-62 left 830 H-62 right 710 Damage Half Width = 2 cm H-61 left 910 H-61 right 900 H-67 right Vr could not be measured - H-67 left 880 HH-10 right 850 aExperiment name, direction of rupture propagation and rupture speed vr. All experiments were run at a uniaxial stress of 12 MPa.