A STOCHASTIC THEORY OF THE BRITTLE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE

Concrete is a material which may behave in an elastic or brittle manner depending on the state of stress. The brittle strength of concrete exhibits both a volume and a time dependence. To consider this properly in a constitutive law is not easy. Instead a stochastic model is used to describe the main characteristics of concrete. This model is applied in several laboratory investigations to demonstrate the main features of the model. The application to real structures is also exemplified and the importance of the type of load is stressed. (TRRL)

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  Lund University of Technology, Sweden

  Institutionen foer Byggnadsteknik, P.O. Box 725
  S-220 07 Lund 7,   Sweden 
• Authors:
  • Sentler, L
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 88 p.
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  • Publication of: Lund University of Technology, Sweden
  • Publisher: Lund University of Technology, Sweden
  • ISSN: 0280-7394

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brittleness; Concrete; Laboratory studies; Loads; Stochastic processes; Strength of materials; Time dependence; Volume
• Uncontrolled Terms: Concrete strength
• ITRD Terms: 5900: Brittleness; 4755: Concrete; 5520: Failure; 5567: Load; 6473: Mathematical model; 5925: Properties; 6574: Stochastic process; 5544: Strength (mater)
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00458571
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• Report/Paper Numbers: TVBK-3022
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 31 1986 12:00AM