In this article, the experimental measurement method of M-integral is investigated. Through the detailed analysis to the nondestructive evaluation method of J- and M-integrals suggested by King and Herrmann, it is found that the specimen geometry which they selected and the corresponding clamping mode in their test exists a conflict with the stress distribution assumption on the integral contour. The formulas they proposed cannot represent the selected specimen geometry and the related integral contours. To avoid this conflict, a new experimental measurement method and a simper specimen style is proposed in this study. According to the method, the M-integral is nondestructive evaluated experimentally through the new specimen and the new clamping mode.
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