FraMCoS 8
Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures
Key Papers
Fracture and Microstructural Studies on Normal and High Strength Concretes with Different Types of Aggregates
Effects of aggregate type on the mechanical behavior of both normal- and high-strength concretes were investigated under bending and mechanical properties under compression. Basalt, sandstone, Eoce...
Multiscale Probabilistic Approaches and Strategies for the Modelling of Concrete Cracking
Since the 90s, Ifsttar has developed probabilistic models for a reliable description of the cracking processes in concrete structures. These models take into consideration the inherent hetero- gene...
Experimental tests and numerical modeling to indentify the asymptotic shear-compression mode IIa of concrete fracture
In contrast to tensile fracture, shear compression fracture of concrete has not been treated in depth in the literature, in spite of its practical significance in many situations such as confined p...
Evaluation of Time-Dependent Behaviour of Composite Concrete Slabs with Steel Decking (An Experimental Study)
Relatively little research has been undertaken on the time-dependent in-service behaviour of composite concrete slabs with profiled steel decking as permanent formwork and little guidance is availa...
Evaluation of Diagonal-Tension Failure Load in Reinforced Concrete Beams Without Stirrups. Critical Depth Criterion
The present work describes a simple model, based on concepts of Fracture Mechanics, to evaluate the diagonal tension failure load in reinforced concrete beams without stirrups. It is developed by a...
A 6 DOF Testing Machine Controlled by Digital Image Correlation: an Experimental Setup for New Nooru-Mohamed Tests
A new experimental setup for concrete mixed-mode crack propagation is presented. The specimen and loading correspond to a Nooru-mohamed test, i.e. a square double-notched specimen submitted to in-p...
