Fracture Mechanics Test Methods For Concrete

300 Pages·1991·15.194 MB·\300

by  Surendra Shah (Editor), Alberto Carpinteri (Editor)

Fracture Mechanics
Test Methods
for Concrete

Fracture Mechanics
Test Methods
for Concrete
Report of Technical Committee 89-FMT
Fracture Mechanics of Concrete: Test Methods
RILEM
(The International Union of Testing and Research Laboratories
for Materials and Structures)
Edited by
S.P. Shah
and
A. Carpinteri
LONDON AND NEW YORK
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First edition 1991
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Contents
RILEM Technical Committee 89-FMT vii
Subcommittees x
Preface xi
1 Notched beam test: Mode I fracture toughness 1
B.L. KARIHALOO and P. NALLATHAMBI
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Summary and recommendation 2
1.3 Proposal 1 : Two Parameter Model (TPM) 3
1.4 Proposal 2: Size Effect Law (SEL) 11
1.5 Proposal 3: Effective Crack Model (ECM) 22
1.6 Comparison of ECM and TPM 31
1.7 Application of proposed fracture models to large structures 35
1.8 Acknowledgement 58
1.9 References 61
Appendix I (Test data, Proposal 1 ) 65
Appendix II 69
2 Fracture properties of concrete as determined by means of
wedge splitting tests and tapered double cantilever beam tests 87
P. ROSSI, E. BRÜHWILER, S. CHHUY, Y.-S. JENQ and S.P. SHAH
2.1 Introduction 87
2.2 Description of experiments 90
2.3 Experimental results 98
2.4 Determination of G/r-values and tensile softening diagrams 101
2.5 Evaluation of fracture toughness K by the compliance
k
method 108
2.6 Mode I fracture parameters 120
2.7 Conclusions and recommendations 125
2.8 References 126
3 Mixed-mode crack propagation in concrete 129
A. CARPINTERI and S. SWARTZ
3.1 Introduction 129
3.2 Mixed-mode fracture criteria 138
3.3 Test specimen geometries 151
3.4 Fracture of concrete in compression 179
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3.5 Conclusions 186
3.6 References 186
Appendix 192
4 Loading rate, temperature and humidity effects 199
H.W. REINHARDT
4.1 Loading rate effects 199
4.2 Temperature and moisture influence 224
4.3 References 226
5 Fracture process zone detection 231
S. MINDESS
5.1 Introduction 231
5.2 Compliance measurements 233
5.3 X-ray techniques 234
5.4 Optical microscopy 235
5.5 Scanning electron microscopy 236
5.6 Electric resistance strain gauge techniques 238
5.7 Photoelastic methods 238
5.8 Mercury penetration measurements 239
5.9 Dye penetrants 239
5.10 Infrared vibrothermography 239
5.11 Ultrasonic pulse velocity 239
5.12 Demec gauges 240
5.13 Acoustic emission 241
5.14 Interferometry techniques 245
5.15 Multi-cutting techniques 253
5.16 Numerical methods 253
5.17 Conclusions 254
5.18 Acknowledgements 254
5.19 References 255
6 Laser interferometry methods 263
A.K.MAJI and S.P. SHAH
6.1 Holographic interferometry 263
6.2 Speckle photography 274
6.3 Speckle interferometry 275
6.4 References 278
Subject index 280
Author index 285
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RILEM Technical Committee 89-FMT
Fracture Mechanics of Concrete: Test Methods
LIST OF MEMBERS
P. Acker, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris, Cedex 15,
France.
Dr M.G. Alexander, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of the Wit-
watersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Dr B. Barr, Dept of Civil & Structural Engineering, University of Wales,
College of Cardiff, Cardiff, UK.
Dr A. Bascoul, Laboratoire de Genie Civil, INSA-UPS, Toulouse, France.
Professor Z.P. Bazant, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Nothwestern Univer-
sity, Evanston, IL, USA.
Dr Y. Berthaud, Laboratoire de Mécanique et Technologie, ENS de
Cachan, Cachan, France.
Dr J.M. Berthelot, Université du Maine, Laboratoire de Mécanique, Le
Mans, France.
Mr Brameshuber, Inst. fur Massivbau und Baustofftechnologie, Universitat
Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Dr E. Brühwiler, Dept of Civil Engineering, University of Colorado,
Boulder, CO, USA.
Professor A. Carpinteri, Dip. Ingegneria Strutturale, Politécnico di Torino,
Torino, Italy.
Professor L. Cedolin, Dip. Ingegneria Strutturale, Politécnico di Milano,
Milano, Italy.
S. Chhuy, Laborataire Régional de TEst Parisien, Meiun, France.
Professor K.P. Chong, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Wyoming,
Laramie, Wyoming, USA.
Dr L.S. Costin, Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
Dr CH. Detriché, Laboratoire de Genie Civil, INSA-UPS, Toulouse,
France.
Professor L. Elfgren, Division of Structural Engineering, Luleâ University
of Technology, Luleâ, Sweden.
Professor M. Elices, Dept de Ciencia de Materiales, ETS Ingenieros de
Caminos, Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid, Spain.
Professor R. Eligehausen, Inst, fur Werkstoffe im Bauwesen, Universitat
Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.
Dr G. Ferrara, ENEL, Centro Ricerche Idrauliche Strutturali, Milano,
Italy.
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M. Fickelson, RILEM, Cachan, France.
V.S. Gopalaratnam, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
Dr M. Hassanzadeh, Division of Building Materials, Lund Institute of Tech-
nology, Lund, Sweden.
Professor N.M. Hawkins, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Wash-
ington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Professor A. Hillerborg, Division of Building Materials, Lund Institute of
Technology, Lund, Sweden.
Professor H.K. Hilsdorf, Inst, für Massivbau und Baustofftechnologie,
Universitat Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany.
D.A. Hordijk, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Delft University of Technology,
Delft, The Netherlands.
Dr A. Ingraffea, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hollister
Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
Professor B.L. Karihaloo, School of Civil & Mining Engineering, University
of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Professor J. Kasperkiewicz, Inst, of Fundamental Technological Research,
Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland.
Professor W. Koyanagi, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Gifu University, Yana-
gido, Gifu, Japan.
Professor V.C. Li, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Doz. Dr H. Linsbauer, Technical University of Vienna (TU-Wien), Vienna,
Austria.
Professor J. Mazars, Laboratoire de Mécanique et Technologie, ENS de
Cachan, Cachan, France.
Professor H. Mihashi, Dept. of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering,
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Professor S. Mindess, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of British
Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Professor B.H. Oh, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Seoul National University,
Kwanak-Ku Seoul, Korea.
Dr J. Planas, Dept. de Ciencia de Materiales, ETS Ingenieros de Caminos,
Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid, Spain.
Professor H.W. Reinhardt, Institut für Werkstaffe im Bauwesen, Univer-
sitat Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.
Professor K. Rokugo, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Gifu University, Yana-
gido, Gifu, Japan.
Dr P. Rossi, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris, Cedex 15,
France.
Dr J. Rots, TNO Institute for Buildings, Materials and Structures, Rijswijk,
Delft, The Netherlands.
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Mr G. Sawade, Inst, für Werkstoffe im Bauwesen, Universitat Stuttgart,
Stuttgart, Germany.
Professor S.P. Shah, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Northwestern University,
Evanston, IL, USA.
Professor S.E. Swartz, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Kansas State University,
Manhattan, KS, USA.
Professor H. Takahashi, Research Inst, for Strength and Fracture Materials,
Faculty of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Dr G. Tognon, Italcementi S.p.A, Bergamo, Italy.
Professor J.G.M. van Mier, Stevinlaboratory, Delft University, Delft, The
Netherlands.
Dr M. Wecharatana, Dept. of Civil Engineering, New Jersey Inst, of
Techn., Newark, NJ, USA.
Professor F.H. Wittman, Institute for Building Materials, ETH-Hôngger-
berg, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Recherches sur les Matériaux et les Constructions) is the International
Union of Testing and Research Laboratories for Materials and
Structures.
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