Title:
Experimental Technique for Large-Scale Impact Testing of Reinforced Concrete
Author(s):
A. Scanlon, A. Nanni, and S. Ragan
Publication:
Symposium Paper
Volume:
143
Issue:
Appears on pages(s):
315-326
Keywords:
beams (supports); bridges (structures); cracking (fracturing); failure; impact tests; loads (forces); reinforced concrete; Structural Research
DOI:
10.14359/4586
Date:
5/1/1994
Abstract:
Describes a large-scale pendulum device for testing reinforced concrete structures under impact loading. Details of the facility, including instrumentation of specimens and pendulum mass, are provided. Sample test results relative to full-scale bridge barriers and beams are presented. These tests show differences between responses under static and dynamic loads.