Dynamic impact tests were carried out on red sandstone specimens with single bonded planar joint at various
angles based on a split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB), to investigate the stress wave propagation and fracturing
evolution of the specimens comprising two blocks. The results indicate that the bonded joint will reduce the
dynamic strength from 3.10% to 32.13% compared with the intact specimen. The larger the joint angle is, the
more significant the wave attenuation is. The variation trend of energy absorption rate is similar to the tendency
of the dynamic strength, showing a positive correlation between the energy absorption rate and the dynamic
strength. Tensile cracks dominate the specimen failure behavior during the dynamic fracturing process by observing the images captured by a high speed camera, leading to the slabbing failure with different degrees of
slippage along the joint surface. In addition, it is found that the variation tendency of dynamic strength based on
the experimental results is consistent with the theoretical analysis.