FraMCoS 5 2004 Vail, Colorado, USA

The wedge splitting test ? a test method for assessment of fracture parameters of FRC?

In the presented paper, the applicability of the wedge splitting test for determining fracture properties of fiber-reinforced concrete is discussed and results obtained when using different specimen geometries are compared. This is based on experiments on steel fiber-reinforced concrete, with…

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In the presented paper, the applicability of the wedge splitting test for determining fracture properties of fiber-reinforced concrete is discussed and results obtained when using different specimen geometries are compared. This is based on experiments on steel fiber-reinforced concrete, with different mix proportions and fiber geometries, and non-linear fracture mechanics analyses. Furthermore, a general discussion of the wedge split test method when applied to FRC is presented, e.g. requirements on the test set-up, specimen geometry, data analysis techniques to determine the tension softening relationship, etc.