FRACTURE ENERGY OF HIGH-STRENGTH CONCRETE IN COMPRESSION. FRACTURE OF CONCRETE AND ROCK: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS. PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, UNIVERSITY OF WALES, COLLEGE OF CARDIFF, SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, SEPTEMBER 20-22, 1989

Compression tests are usually carried out in load control. This implies the termination of the test at the peak point of the load-displacement curve, while the fracture under these conditions becomes unstable at the descending branch of the load displacement relation. However, the descending branch is essential for understanding the fracture mechanisms of concrete in compression. In this paper a series of tests is reported, carried out for the purpose of studying the fracture mechanical properties of concrete in compression. Including the measurement and study of the descending branch, a new experimental method has been used to investigate the influence of boundary conditions, loading rate, size effects and the influence of the strength on the fracture energy of high-strength concrete over the range 70 MPa to 150 MPa, expressed in nominal values.(A) For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 829348.

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• Authors:
  • Dahl, H
  • Brincker, R
• Publication Date: 1989

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 523-536
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  • Publication of: Society of Automotive Engineers
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Compression; Concrete; Conferences; Cracking; Failure; Loads; Measurement; Size; Strength of materials; Tests
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00605989
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• ISBN: 1-85166-414-9
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1991 12:00AM