International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials

Korea Concrete Institute (한국콘크리트학회)
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Fracture Characteristics of Concrete at Early Ages

  • Lee, Yun (Dept. of Civil Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Kim, Jin-Keun (Dept. of Civil Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
  • Published : 2006.12.31
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Abstract

The objective of this study is to examine fracture characteristics of concrete at early ages, i.g. critical stress intensity factor, critical crack-tip opening displacement, fracture energy, and bilinear softening curve based on the concepts of effective-elastic crack model and cohesive crack model. A wedge splitting test for Mode I was performed on cubic wedge specimens with a notch at the edge. By experimenting with various strengths and ages, load-crack mouth opening curves were obtained, and the results were analyzed by linear elastic fracture mechanics and FEM(finite element method). The results from the test and analysis showed that critical stress intensity factor and facture energy increased while critical crack-tip opening displacement decreased with concrete aging from 1 day to 28 days. Four parameters of bilinear softening curve from 1 day to 28 days were obtained from a numerical analysis. The obtained fracture parameters and bilinear softening curves at early ages from this study are to be used as a fracture criterion and an input data for the finite element analysis of concrete at early ages.

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