The response of concrete under tensile loading is crucial for most
applications because concrete is much weaker in tension than in
compression. Understanding the response mechanisms of concrete
under tensile conditions is therefore key to understanding and
using concrete in structural applications. Understanding the
tensile properties of concrete summarises key recent research in
this important subject.
After an introduction to concrete, the book is divided into two
parts: part one on static response and part two on dynamic
response. Part one starts with a summary chapter on the most
important parameters that affect the tensile response of concrete.
Chapters show how multi scale modelling is used to relate concrete
composition to tensile properties. Part two focuses on dynamic
response and starts with an introduction to the different regimes
of dynamic loading, ranging from the low frequency loading by wind
or earthquakes up to the extreme dynamic conditions due to
explosions and ballistic impacts. Following chapters review dynamic
testing techniques and devices that deal with the various regimes
of dynamic loading. Later chapters highlight the dynamic behaviour
of concrete from different viewpoints, and the book ends with a
chapter on practical examples of how detailed knowledge on tensile
properties is used by engineers in structural applications.
Drawing on the work of some of the leading experts in the field,
Understanding the tensile properties of concrete is a valuable
reference for civil and structural engineers as well as those
researching this important material.
Summarises key recent research in the areas of understanding the
response mechanisms of concrete under tensile conditionsProvides a
summary of the most important parameters that affect the tensile
response of concrete and shows how multi scale modeling is used to
relate concrete composition to tensile propertiesHighlights the
dynamic behaviour of concrete from different viewpoints and
provides practical examples of how detailed knowledge on tensile
properties is used by engineers in structural applications
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