A Study on the Confinement of Concrete from Splitting Bond Failure

부착할열파괴에 대한 콘크리트의 횡구속에 관한 연구

The confinement of concrete from splitting bond failure is studied with the experiments and finite element models. The cracks in the test beam-end specimens containing various covers show a typical splitting failure with a dominant fracture surface. The finite element model includes representation of the splitting cracking using Hillerborg's fictitious crack model. The increase in bond strength from addition of covers are consistant for both test bars and numerical models. The numerical solution agrees well with results and also with the test results and also with the empirical equations. The splitting crack in the numerical models generally matches the crack surface observed in the laboratory. The confinement of concrete from splitting is one of the governing factors in the ultimate bond force.