Simulant polymer bonded explosives are widely used to simulate the mechanical response of real energetic materials. In this paper, the fracture resistance of a simulant polymer bonded explosive (PBX) is experimentally investigated. The simulant is composed of 80 wt.% soda lime glass beads (SLGB) and 20 wt.% high impact Polystyrene 825 (HIPS). Brazilian disk tests are performed to characterize the tensile and compressive properties. Fracture toughness and energy tests are performed in the semi-circular bending (SCB) configuration on 80, 81, 82, and 83 wt% SLGB compositions. Digital image correlation is performed to record the surface displacements and calculate surface strains during testing. The micromechanical behavior of ductile and brittle fracture are evaluated using digital microscopy and scanning electron microscopy of the fracture surface. It is determined that (i) the manufacturing process produces a credible simulant of PBX properties, and (ii) the SCB test measures fracture resistance with a reasonable coefficient of variation. 4 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This project is supported by Sandia National Laboratories. We are truly thankful to Michael J. Kaneshige for his unconditional support during this time period. We would also like to express our gratitude to him for providing insight, knowledge, and expertise that assisted the research greatly. His comments on our newly developed novel method of manufacturing mock energetic materials, mechanical testing methods, and digital image correlation technique helped us to understand the sources of uncertainty in our experiments. We are also thankful to Jaime Moya and Vieta M. Crain from Sandia National Laboratories for their cooperation. This research work would not have been possible without our advisor Dr. Calvin M. Stewart's countless support, guidance, and feedback. He mentored us throughout the process, providing encouragement to solve in-situ problems and constantly inspire us with his broad vision. We appreciate his time and effort to make this research successful. We greatly acknowledge the chair of the Mechanical Engineering department Professor Ahsan R. Chowdhury for providing the facility and proper environment to conduct research and arranging useful training on time to time basis. We are also grateful to Dr. David Roberson for helping us in the early days of developing a manufacturing process for our mock energetics. We deeply appreciate our research team who gave suggestion at various stages of this research.