Title: Comparative Study of the Fatigue Behavior of concrete, Mortar, and Paste in Uniaxial Compression

Author(s): N. K. Raju

Publication: Journal Proceedings

Volume: 67

Issue: 6

Appears on pages(s): 461-463

Keywords: cement pastes; concretes; failure mechanisms; fatigue tests; mortars (material) ; prisms; probability theory; regression analysis; S-N diagrams; strains.

DOI: 10.14359/7286

Date: 6/1/1970

Abstract:
The effect of repeated loads on the fatigue strength of plain concrete, cement mortar, and paste in uniaxial compression was investigated. Fatigue tests on prismatic specimens of concrete and its constituents exhibited essentially the same fatigue characteristics. The deformation studies indicated that the instantaneously recoverable elastic strains, with a limiting value towards failure in static and fatigue tests could serve as a macroscopic failure criterion.