Fracture Mechanics Test Methods For Concrete

Name: Fracture Mechanics Test Methods For Concrete
Brand: CRC Press

CRC Press

Preface. RILEM technical committee 89-FMT. Subcommittees. Notched beam test: mode I fracture toughness. Introduction. Summary and recommendation. Proposal 1: Two parameter model (TPM). Proposal 2: Size Effect Law (SEL). Proposal 3: Effective Crack Model (ECM). Comparison of ECM and TPM. Application of proposed fracture models to large structures. Acknowledgement. References. Appendices (Test data, Proposal 1 and ECM). Fracture properties of concrete as determined by means of wedge splitting tests and tapered double cantilever beam tests. Introduction. Description of experiments. Experimental results. Determination of Gf-values and tensile softening diagrams. Evaluation of fracture toughness Kic by the compliance method. Mode I fracture parameters. Conclusions and recommendations. References. Mixed-mode crack propagation in concrete. Introduction. Mixed-mode fracture criteria. Test specimen geometries. Fracture of concrete in compression. Conclusions. References. Appendix (Round robin.