Fracture Mechanics Test Methods For Concrete (Hardcover)

This work reviews methods for the experimental determination of concrete toughness and presents theories and models suitable for describing cracking and fracturing phenomena in plain and reinforced concrete. Test methods based on classsical linear fracture mechanics cannot be applied to laboratory sized concrete specimens. The book compares the currently used methods and presents recommended test procedures for mode I fracture/toughness using notched beam and other specimens. Crack propagation under mixed-mode loading (Mode II) is discussed and current test methods are extensively reviewed. Effects of loading rate, temperature and humidity effects are treated in a separate chapter. The book concludes with descriptions and recommendations of techniques for detecting the fracture process zone in concrete, in particular, pulse velocity and laser interferometry techniques. The introduction of the concepts of fracture toughness and fracture energy into structural concrete design codes means that the experimental determination of fracture porperties is ceasing to be an academic exercise and is becoming a technical need. This book has been prepared by RILEM Technical committee 89-FMT and

General

Imprint:	Sponpress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 1991
First published:	1991
Editors:	Surendra Shah • Alberto Carpinteri
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	300
ISBN-13:	978-0-412-41100-7
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Civil engineering, surveying & building > Building construction & materials > General Books > Professional & Technical > Mechanical engineering & materials > Materials science > Mechanics of solids > Stress & fracture Books > Professional & Technical > Mechanical engineering & materials > Materials science > Testing of materials > General Promotions
LSN:	0-412-41100-8
Barcode:	9780412411007

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