Title: On the Fracture Toughness of Fiber Reinforced Concrete

Author(s): S.R. Parimi and J.K.S. Rao

Publication: Symposium Paper

Volume: 44

Issue:

Appears on pages(s): 79-92

Keywords: bond (concrete to reinforcement); crack propagation; cracking (fracturing); fiber reinforced concretes; fibers; modulus of elasticity; research; stiffness; tensile strength

DOI: 10.14359/17887

Date: 1/1/1974

Abstract:
The tensile strength of a material for a given flaw size can be determined from its fracture toughness, Gc. Griffith's criterion for unstable crack propagation in brittle materials defines Gc as the critical rate of release of elastic energy (with respect to crack length) at which the crack become unstable.