A review on concrete fracture energy and effective parameters

S Khalilpour, E BaniAsad, M Dehestani - Cement and Concrete research, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents a discussion on the subject of fracture energy of concrete and effective
parameters. Therefore, it serves as an overview of the available approaches in determining …

Size effects on the characteristics of fracture process zone of plain concrete under three-point bending

Y Tang, H Chen, J **ao - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper studies the size effects on the characteristics of fracture process zone (FPZ) of
plain concrete, including its physical features and softening behavior. Three-point bending …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of the tensile fracture properties of ultra-high-strength fiber-reinforced concrete with different types of steel fibers by X-ray tomography

JD Ríos, C Leiva, MP Ariza, S Seitl, H Cifuentes - Materials & Design, 2019 - Elsevier
This study is concerned with the analysis of the tensile properties of an ultra-high-strength
fiber-reinforced concrete manufactured with short and long steel fibers. The analysis involve …

Innovative design concept of cooling water tanks/basins in geothermal power plants using ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete with enhanced durability

S Al-Obaidi, P Bamonte, F Animato, F Lo Monte… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The structure presented in this paper is intended to be used as a prototype reservoir for
collecting water coming from the cooling tower of a geothermal plant, and is primarily …

State-of-the-art review on fracture analysis of concrete structural components

ARC Murthy, GS Palani, NR Iyer - Sadhana, 2009 - Springer
This paper presents a critical review of literature on fracture analysis of concrete structural
components. Review includes various fracture models, tension softening models …

Determination of the kink point in the bilinear softening model for concrete

K Park, GH Paulino, JR Roesler - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2008 - Elsevier
The characterization of the softening curve from experimental results is essential for
predicting the fracture behavior of quasi-brittle materials like concrete. Among various …

Analysis of the mechanical and fracture behavior of heated ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete by X-ray computed tomography

JD Rios, H Cifuentes, C Leiva, S Seitl - Cement and Concrete Research, 2019 - Elsevier
This work analyzes the effects of temperature (300° C) on mechanical and fracture behavior
of an ultra-high-performance steel-fiber-reinforced concrete. The deterioration of the pore …

An analytical approach to predict fracture parameters of coral aggregate concrete immersed in seawater

S Yang, X Zhang, M Yu, J Yao - Ocean Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
An analytical approach is proposed to predict the fracture parameters of coral aggregate
concrete (CAC). Both the size-independent tensile strength and fracture toughness are …

Determination of Young's modulus, fracture energy and tensile strength of refractories by inverse estimation of a wedge splitting procedure

S **, D Gruber, H Harmuth - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2014 - Elsevier
The wedge splitting test according to Tschegg provides a technique to characterize the
fracture behavior of ordinary ceramic refractory materials. By fitting the data from finite …

Tension softening curves of plain concrete

HH Chen, RKL Su - Construction and Building Materials, 2013 - Elsevier
The tension softening curves (TSCs) of plain concrete with compressive strengths varying
between 40 and 90MPa were estimated by performing three-point bending tests on pre …