FRACTURE TOUGHNESS TESTING BY MEANS OF THE COMPACT COMPRESSION TEST SPECIMEN

The paper describes an experimental and numerical study of the compact compression test specimen for determining the fracture toughness of concrete. A range of cubes and prisms was used in the study and the best results were achieved by means of the double-notched 100 mm and 150 mm cubes. The fracture toughness of the concrete used in the study was 0.5 mn/m3/2 and the results were shown to be independent of the test specimen geometry. (Author/TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Cement and Concrete Association

  Wexham Spring
  Slough SL3 6PL, Buckinghamshire,   England 
• Authors:
  • BARR, BIG
  • Sabir, B B
• Publication Date: 1985-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 88-94
• Serial:
  • MAGAZINE OF CONCRETE RESEARCH
  • Volume: 37
  • Issue Number: 131
  • Publisher: Thomas Telford Limited
  • ISSN: 0024-9831

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Compaction; Compression; Compression tests; Concrete; Concrete tests; Deflection; Failure; Fracture mechanics; Geometry; Loads; Notch tests; Samples; Shape; Soil compaction test; Strength of materials; Stresses; Test procedures; Tests; Toughness
• Uncontrolled Terms: Fracture; Geometry (Shape)
• Old TRIS Terms: Compaction tests
• ITRD Terms: 3686: Compaction; 5532: Compression; 4755: Concrete; 5586: Deflection; 5520: Failure; 5567: Load; 6242: Notch (effect); 6251: Sample (mater); 9073: Shape; 5544: Strength (mater); 5575: Stress (in material); 6255: Test
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00452467
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1986 12:00AM