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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/cac.2022.29.1.031

Effects of number and angle of T Shape non persistent cracks on the failure behavior of samples under UCS test  

Sarfarazi, V. (Department of Mining Engineering, Hamedan University of Technology)
Asgari, K. (Department of Mining Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman)
Maroof, S. (Department of Mining Engineering, Hamedan University of Technology)
Fattahi, Sh (Department of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology)
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Computers and Concrete / v.29, no.1, 2022 , pp. 31-45 More about this Journal
Abstract
Experimental and numerical simulation were used to investigate the effects of angle and number of T shape non-persistent crack on the shear behaviour of crack's bridge area under uniaxial compressive test. concrete samples with dimension of 150 mm×150 mm×40 mm were prepared. Within the specimen, T shape non-persistent notches were provided. 16 different configuration systems were prepared for T shape non-persistent crack based on two and three cracks. In these configurations, the length of cracks were taken as 4 cm and 2 cm based on the cracks configuration systems. The angle of larger crack related to horizontal axis was 0°, 30°, 60° and 90°. Similar to cracks configuration systems in the experimental tests, 28 models with different T shape non-persistent crack angle were prepared in numerical model. The length of cracks were taken as 4 cm and 2 cm based on the cracks configuration systems. The angle of larger crack related to horizontal axis was 0°, 15°, 30°, 45°, 60°, 75° and 90°. Tensile strength of concrete was 1 MPa. The axial load was applied to the model. Displacement loading rate was controlled to 0.005 mm/s. Results indicated that the failure process was significantly controled by the T shape non-persistent crack angle and crack number. The compressive strengths of the specimens were related to the fracture pattern and failure mechanism of the discontinuities. Furthermore, it was shown that the compressive behaviour of discontinuities is related to the number of the induced tensile cracks which are increased by increasing the crack number and crack angle. The strength of samples decreased by increasing the crack number. In addition, the failure pattern and failure strength are similar in both methods i.e. the experimental testing and the numerical simulation methods (PFC2D).
Keywords
crack angle; crack number; PFC2D; T shape non-persistent crack;
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