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Fracture of Concrete

Definition: (1) a crack or break in concrete or masonry; (2) the configuration of a broken surface; (3) the action of cracking or breaking.- ACI Concrete Terminology


Fracture results from a number of sources - applied loading such as in the flexing of a beam and that due to punching on a slab, material shrinkage during curing of the concrete, and stress concentration related to structural geometry as in shear keys such as those in precast concrete bridge segments and from the reinforcing bar.

Practice oriented papers and articles ON FRACTURE OF CONCRETE

Influence of Cement Type and Curing Conditions on the Flexural Strength and Microstructure of Mortars Reinforced with Sheep Wool Fibers

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 7/1/2022

Ductility of Ultra-High Performance Concrete Beams Reinforced with Ordinary, High-Strength and Stainless Steel Bars

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Date: 4/1/2022

On the Rate Sensitive Fracture Behavior of Strain-Hardening Cement-Based Composites (SHCC) Depending on Fiber Type and Matrix Composition

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Date: 3/1/2021

High Strain Rate Properties of CFRP Sheets Surface Bonded to Concrete

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Date: 3/1/2021

Numerical modeling of FRCM composites for the seismic retrofitting of existing concrete structures

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Date: 2/1/2021

On the tensile behavior of high-strength strain-hardening cement-based composites (SHCC) reinforced with carbon textile – influence of yarn-SHCC bon

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Date: 2/1/2021

Experimental Investigation of Hybrid Concrete Elements with Varying Fiber Reinforcement under Concentrated Load

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 10/1/2020

Influence of the beam size on the residual strength of high performance fibre reinforced concrete

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Date: 10/1/2020

Fibres as shear reinforcement in RC beams: an overview on assessment of material properties and design approaches

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 10/1/2020

Closed-form Solutions for Interaction Diagrams of Hybrid Fiber-Reinforced Tunnel Segments

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 10/1/2020

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