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Document: 

SP118-02

Date: 

January 1, 1990

Author(s):

R. J. Ward, K. Yamanobe, V. C. Li, and S. Backer

Publication:

Symposium Papers

Volume:

118

Abstract:

Results of notched beam, direct tension, splitting tension, compression, shear beam, and flexural tests on plain mortar and on mortar reinforced with different volume fractions of short acrylic fibers are reported. An indirect J-integral technique is employed to determine the tension-softening curve and thus the tensile strength, the fracture energy, and the critical crack opening from the notched beam test results. As the volume fraction of fibers is increased, the strength in shear and flexure, the fracture energy, and the critical crack opening all increase, the tensile strength remains essentially constant, and the compressive strength shows some reduction. The characteristic length lch is used as a material property to characterize the post-peak tensile behavior. The shear and flexural strengths are related to the normalized dimension d/lch, and good agreement between the experimental results and theoretical predictions of decreasing strength with increasing d/lch is found.

DOI:

10.14359/2878


Document: 

SP118

Date: 

January 1, 1990

Author(s):

Editors: Victor C. Li and Zdenek P. Bazant

Publication:

Symposium Papers

Volume:

118

Abstract:

SP-118 This Special Publication of 13 papers presents advances in fracture mechanics involving characterization, resistance measurements, computation tools, and material toughness. The document is divided into two sections. One section deals with the application of fracture mechanics to cementitious materials. The other section covers the application of fracture mechanics to concrete structures.

DOI:

10.14359/14151


Document: 

SP118-06

Date: 

January 1, 1990

Author(s):

L. Nobile

Publication:

Symposium Papers

Volume:

118

Abstract:

Focuses on the formulation of a self-consistent model for a compressed concrete containing randomly distributed flat microcracks. A general formulation of the constitutive law for such material is obtained, finding the overall mechanical response to be strongly nonlinear in the region near the maximum in the stress-strain curve.

DOI:

10.14359/2942


Document: 

SP118-07

Date: 

January 1, 1990

Author(s):

Arne Hillerborg

Publication:

Symposium Papers

Volume:

118

Abstract:

A fracture mechanics approach is presented. In this approach, the complete material behavior during tensile fracture is described in a way suitable for the analysis of failure of structures. Two examples are given of practical applications, in which the results can be compared with code specifications. The first is the cracking strength of a beam. It is demonstrated that the formal flexural stress that causes cracking decreases as the depth of the beam increases. The second example is the shear strength of a beam without shear reinforcement. The theoretical results show a good agreement with test results. There seem to be reasons to revise the rules in the ACI Building Code regarding the influence of beam depth, of span-to-depth ratio, and of the amount of longitudinal reinforcement on the shear strength. The tensile toughness of concrete, expressed as fracture energy, proves to be an important material property, which ought to be taken into account.

DOI:

10.14359/2947


Document: 

SP118-08

Date: 

January 1, 1990

Author(s):

Zdenek P. Bazant, Siddik Sener, and Pere C. Prat

Publication:

Symposium Papers

Volume:

118

Abstract:

This symposium contribution gives a preliminary report on tests of the size effect in torsional failure of plain and longitudinally reinforced beams of reduced scale, made of microconcrete. The results confirm that there is a significant size effect, such that the nominal stress at failure decreases as the beam size increases. This is found for both plain and longitudinally reinforced beams. The results are consistent with the recently proposed Bazants size effect law. However, the scatter of the results and the scope and range limitations prevent it from concluding that the applicability of this law has been proven in general.

DOI:

10.14359/2955


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