Search results for: fibre-reinforced concrete
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State-Of-The-Art Of Fibre And Integrated Optics In Poland On The Basis Of V National Symposium On "Optical Fibres And Their Applications"
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Thermal and optical properties of PMMA films reinforced with Nb2O5 nanoparticles
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Improving Thermal Insulation Properties for Prefabricated Wall Components Made of Lightweight Aggregate Concrete with Open Structure
PublicationPorous concrete is commonly used in civil engineering due to its good thermal insulation properties in comparison with normal concrete and high compression strength in comparison with other building materials. An extremely porous concrete, called ‘lightweight aggregate concrete with open structure’ (LAC), is used in some German plants to produce prefabricated wall components. They are used mainly in hall buildings, e.g. supermarkets....
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Efektywność skrępowania betonu w grubościennych słupach typu Concrete-Filled Steel Tube o przekroju kołowym
PublicationW słupach typu CFST w stanie granicznym dochodzi do zwiększenia wytrzymałości betonu rdzenia na skutek jego skrępowania. Zaistnienie tego zjawiska zależy od wielu czynników. Jednym z najważniejszych z nich jest sztywność obwodowa płaszcza stalowego. Jej wpływ na efektywność wzrostu wytrzymałości betonu rdzenia przebadano eksperymentalnie na grupie 48 grubościennych słupów CFST. Wykazano, że nadmierne zwiększanie grubości płaszcza...
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The Impact of Homogeneity of High Modulus Asphalt Concrete Layer on Low-Temperature Cracking
PublicationDuring winter season of 2012 numerous transverse cracks developed in high-modulus asphalt concrete (HMAC) base of newly constructed motorway. Pavement cracked both in transverse joint locations and in the area between them. Research which was conducted during investigation of the causes and mechanisms of cracking consisted of: field examination, laboratory testing of specimens cored out of the existing pavement, computational analyses...
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The effect of water immersion ageing on low-velocity impact behaviour of woven aramid-glass fibre/epoxy composites.
PublicationPorównano dynamiczne przebiegi obciążeń i odkształceń w próbie udarowej ze spadajacą masą dla płytek z kompozytu epoksydowego zbrojonego tkaniną hybrydową aramidowo szklaną lub warstwami tkanin aramidowej i szklanej w stanie suchym i po ekspozycji w wodzie. Wyniki eksperymentalne porównano z przewidywniami teoretycznymi. Uzyskano dobrą zgodność.
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Electrocatalytic performance of oxygen-activated carbon fibre felt anodes mediating degradation mechanism of acetaminophen in aqueous environments
PublicationCarbon felts are flexible and scalable, have high specific areas, and are highly conductive materials that fit the requirements for both anodes and cathodes in advanced electrocatalytic processes. Advanced oxidative modi- fication processes (thermal, chemical, and plasma-chemical) were applied to carbon felt anodes to enhance their efficiency towards electro-oxidation. The modification of the porous anodes results in increased...
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Concrete elements cast in febric forms
PublicationPrzedstawiono wyniki badań wytrzymałościowych elementów betonowych wylewanych w wiotkich formach wykonanych z materiałów syntetycznych. Badania przeprowadzono dla modelu ściany/słupa. Zbadano mechaniczne i chemiczne własności 10 różnych materiałów syntetycznych. Wybrano materiał o przepuszczalności umożliwiającej wykonanie monolitycznej konstrukcji. Z 12 zbadanych mieszanek betonowych do dalszej analizy wyselekcjonowano trzy. Badania...
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Simulation of fracture process in fibrous concrete
PublicationArtykuł omawia wyniki modelowania procesu zarysowania w elementach betonowych zawierające stalowe włókna przy zastosowaniu dyskretnego modelu kratownicowego. Beton był modelowany na poziomie mezoskali z uwzględnieniem 5 faz: kruszywa, zaczynu cementowego, włókien i obu stref kontaktu. Obliczenia wykonano dla jednoosiowego ściskania oraz jednoosiowego rozciągania.
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Mesoscopic modelling of strain localization in concrete
PublicationArtykuł omawia obliczenie lokalizacji odkształceń w elementach betonowych poddanych zginaniu. Obliczenia wykonano dla betonu na poziomie mezo przy zastosowaniu modelu zniszczeniowego z degradacją sztywności rozszerzonego o nielokalność. Zbadano wpływ zagęszczenia kruszywa, wielkość kruszywa, kształtu kruszywa oraz długości charakterystycznej na szerokość lokalizacji.
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RMS-based damage identification in adhesive joint between concrete beam and steel plate using ultrasonic guided waves
PublicationAdhesive joints have numerous applications in many branches of industry, such as civil engineering, automotive, aerospace and shipbuilding. As with most structural elements, adhesive joints can experience any damage mechanism, which induces the need for diagnostic testing. Ultrasonic waves are widely used for non-destructive inspection of many structures and their elements, including adhesive joints. Guided wave propagation method...
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Ultrasonic wave propagation, digital image correlation and X-ray micro-computed tomography measurements of concrete during splitting (cube #3)
Open Research DataThe DataSet contains the results of the mechanical behaviour of a concrete cube under the splitting test. The cube had dimensions 70 x 70 x 70 cm3 and was made of concrete with the following ingredients: cement type CEM I 42.5R (330 kg/m3), water (165 kg/m3), aggregate 0/2 mm (710 kg/m3), aggregate 2/8 mm (664 kg/m3), aggregate 8/16 mm (500 kg/m3),...
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Ultrasonic wave propagation, digital image correlation and X-ray micro-computed tomography measurements of concrete during splitting (cube #1)
Open Research DataThe DataSet contains the results of the mechanical behaviour of a concrete cube under the splitting test. The cube had dimensions 70 x 70 x 70 cm3 and was made of concrete with the following ingredients: cement type CEM I 42.5R (330 kg/m3), water (165 kg/m3), aggregate 0/2 mm (710 kg/m3), aggregate 2/8 mm (664 kg/m3), aggregate 8/16 mm (500 kg/m3),...
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Ultrasonic wave propagation, digital image correlation and X-ray micro-computed tomography measurements of concrete during splitting (cube #4)
Open Research DataThe DataSet contains the results of the mechanical behaviour of a concrete cube under the splitting test. The cube had dimensions 70 x 70 x 70 cm3 and was made of concrete with the following ingredients: cement type CEM I 42.5R (330 kg/m3), water (165 kg/m3), aggregate 0/2 mm (710 kg/m3), aggregate 2/8 mm (664 kg/m3), aggregate 8/16 mm (500 kg/m3),...
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Ultrasonic wave propagation, digital image correlation and X-ray micro-computed tomography measurements of concrete during splitting (cube #2)
Open Research DataThe DataSet contains the results of the mechanical behaviour of a concrete cube under the splitting test. The cube had dimensions 70 x 70 x 70 cm3 and was made of concrete with the following ingredients: cement type CEM I 42.5R (330 kg/m3), water (165 kg/m3), aggregate 0/2 mm (710 kg/m3), aggregate 2/8 mm (664 kg/m3), aggregate 8/16 mm (500 kg/m3),...
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Predicting Performance of Lightweight Concrete with Granulated Expanded Glass and Ash Aggregate by Means of Using Artificial Neural Networks
PublicationLightweight concrete (LWC) is a group of cement composites of the defined physical, mechanical, and chemical performance. The methods of designing the composition of LWC with the assumed density and compressive strength are used most commonly. The purpose of using LWC is the reduction of the structure’s weight, as well as the reduction of thermal conductivity index. The highest possible strength, durability and low thermal conductivity...
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Experimental investigation of Steel–Concrete–Polymer composite barrier for the ship internal tank construction
PublicationTransportation of dangerous cargo by ships demands ensuring an appropriate protection level in case of an accident. Two of the most dangerous accident types resulting in an oil spill are grounding and ship to ship collision. The article presents results of research on a new composite construction for a ship hull that increases structural safety during collision. The concept of semi-elastic Steel–Concrete–Polymer structure is presented....
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Quasi-Static and Dynamic Testing of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Magnesium Composites
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PROPERTIES OF FIBER REINFORCED CEMENT COMPOSITES WITH CENOSPHERES FROM COAL ASH
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Retrofit analysis of florida beam-and-post reinforced concreta bridge barriers
PublicationTematem pracy jest analiza przebiegu kolizji drogowych w przypadku najechania rozpędzonego pojazdu na betonową barierę mostową typu "Florida beam-and-post". Przedstawiono podstawy konstruowania modelu obliczeniowego do komputerowej symulacji zderzenia przy wykorzystaniu systemu LS-Dyna. Na podstawie otrzymanych wyników sformułowano zalecenia ewentualnych modyfikacji istniejących barier w celu poprawienia ich własności.
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FTIR Study and Mechanical Properties of Cellulose Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites
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Reinforced Secure Gossiping Against DoS Attacks in Post-Disaster Scenarios
PublicationDuring and after a disaster, the perceived quality of communication networks often becomes remarkably degraded with an increased ratio of packet losses due to physical damages of the networking equipment, disturbance to the radio frequency signals, continuous reconfiguration of the routing tables, or sudden spikes of the network traffic, e.g., caused by the increased user activity in a post-disaster period. Several techniques have...
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Detection and Imaging of Debonding in Adhesive Joints of Concrete Beams Strengthened with Steel Plates Using Guided Waves and Weighted Root Mean Square
PublicationStrengthening of engineering structures is an important issue, especially for elements subjected to variable loads. In the case of concrete beams or slabs, one of the most popular approaches assumes mounting an external reinforcement in the form of steel or composite elements by structural adhesives. A significant disadvantage of adhesive joints is the lack of access to the adhesive film for visual condition assessment, thus, there...
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Some Aspects of Shear Behavior of Soft Soil–Concrete Interfaces and Its Consequences in Pile Shaft Friction Modeling
PublicationThis paper examines the stiffness degradation and interface failure load on soft soil–concrete interface. The friction behavior and its variability is investigated. The direct shear tests under constant normal load were used to establish parameters to hyperbolic interface model which provided a good approximation of the data from instrumented piles. Four instrumented piles were used to obtain reference soil–concrete interface behavior....
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Thermal performance of building envelopes with structural layers of the same density: Lightweight aggregate concrete versus foamed concrete
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A pin-on-disc study of airborne wear particle emissions from studded tyre on concrete road contacts
PublicationStudded tyres wear surfaces of winter roads, generating inhalable airborne particles. In this study, four concrete road materials and two stud geometries were investigated in terms of wear, road material hardness and airborne particle concentration. The sliding contact between studded tyres and road materials was studied using a pin-on-disc machine in a clean chamber. The results show that the normal load and the stud size have...
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FE analysis of a coupled energetic-statistical size effect in plain concrete beams with varying material properties.
PublicationThe numerical FE investigations of a coupled energetic-statistical size effect in unnotched concrete beams of similar geometry under quasi-static three point bending were performed within elasto-plasticity with non-local softening. The stochastic FE analyses were carried out with three different beam sizes. Deterministic calculations were performed with the uniform distribution of a uniaxial tensile strength. In statistical calculations...
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Evaluation of the potential of Microwave Plasma–Atomic Emission Spectrometry for trace elements leaching assessment from the concrete matrix with sewage sludge ash additives
PublicationThe management of ash generated during the thermal utilization of sewage sludge is a significant environmental problem requiring an effective technological solution. One alternative way to dispose of sewage sludge is to bind it in concrete as a substitute for part of the aggregate. The properties of the C-S-H phase enable effective immobilization of harmful substances that sewage sludge contains. The amount of individual compounds...
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Field investigation of low-temperature cracking and stiffness moduli on selected roads with conventional and high modulus asphalt concrete
PublicationHigh Modulus Asphalt Concrete (HMAC) was introduced in Poland as a one of the solutions to the problem of rutting, type of deterioration common in the 1990s. After first encouraging trials in 2002 HMAC was widely used for heavily loaded national roads and motorways. However some concerns were raised about low-temperature cracking of HMAC. This was the main reason of the studies presented in this article were started. The article...
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Experimental and analytical analysis of punching shear in flat slabs supported on column topped with concrete head
PublicationAn experimental laboraatory test of the two series of slab-column elements topped with drop panels of varying sizes is described in this paper. The scope of the paper is to investigate the influence of the drop panel size and stiffness on the behaviour of the connection between the flat slab and the column topped by the concrete head. The impact of the head size and stiffness is analysed analytically and experimentally. The experimental...
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Insight into the microstructural and durability characteristics of 3D printed concrete: Cast versus printed specimens
PublicationThis study presents the comparison of microstructural and durability characteristics of 3D printed concrete (3DPC) depending on its production method (printing or casting). Printed samples with different numbers of layers, as well as a cast specimen with an identical mix composition, were produced and compared, with their microstructural pore and solid characteristics quantitatively and qualitatively investigated. For this purpose,...
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Monte Carlo simulations of the fracture resistance degradation of asphalt concrete subjected to environmental factors
PublicationThe paper presents the results of laboratory tests of SCB (semi-circular beam) samples of asphalt concrete, subjected to the destructive effect of water and frost as well as the aging processes. The determined values of material parameters show significant dispersions, which makes the design of mixtures difficult. Statistical analysis of the test results supplemented by computer simulations made with the use of the proprietary...
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Artificial Thermal Ageing of Polyester Reinforced and Polyvinyl Chloride Coated Technical Fabric
PublicationArchitectural fabric AF9032 has been subjected to artificial thermal ageing to determine changes of the material parameters of the fabric. The proposed method is based on the accelerated ageing approach proposed by Arrhenius. 300 mm x 50 mm samples were cut in the warp and fill directions and placed in a thermal chamber at 80 °C for up to 12 weeks or at 90 °C for up to 6 weeks. Then after one week of conditioning at ambient temperature,...
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Damage Detection of Steel-Concrete Composite Beam
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Uniform corrosion monitoring of carbon steel in concrete
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Concrete-domain reasoning techniques in knowledge cartography
PublicationWiele zjawisk w świecie rzeczywistym opisujemy korzystając z liczb i symboli. W ramach naszej pracy jako punkt wyjścia traktujemy podejście kartograficzne opracowane na potrzeby wnioskowania z ontologii opartych na logice opisowej i pozwalające na efektywne przetwarzanie baz wiedzy zwierających dużą liczbę osobników. Niniejszy artykuł przedstawia rozszerzenie podejścia kartograficznego pozwalające na wnioskowanie z wartości symbolicznych,...
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Impregnation vibro-pressed concrete pavement bricks.
PublicationW materiałach przedstawiono wyniki badań uzyskanych podczas prób impregnacji wibroprasowanych elementów betonowych. Celem badań było określenie odpowiedniego składu kompozycji impregnacyjnej, aby uzyskać najlepszy efekt zabezpieczenia powierzchni betonu przed wnikaniem cieczy organicznych np. oleju mineralnego.
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Uniform corrosion monitoring of carbon steel in concrete.
PublicationW przypadku korozji prętów zbrojeniowych w żelbecie zaobserwowane zostały obszary wzmożonego zaatakowania. Pomiar prądowego i napięciowego szumu elektrochemicznego umożliwia wyznaczenie szybkości korozji ogólnej a zmiany parametrów statystycznych przebiegów szumowych umożliwiają detekcję występowania przestrzennych rejonów intensyfikacji korozji. Przedstawione rezultaty, oparte na wykorzystaniu odpowiedniego układu zastępczego,...
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Continuous and discontinuous modeling of cracks in concrete elements
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono różne sposoby modelowania rys w elementach betonowych w warunkach mieszanego sposobu obciążenia przy zastosowaniu modeli ciągłych i nieciągłych. Symulacje wykonano przy zastosowaniu 3 różnych modeli ciągłych: modelu sprężysto-plastycznego, modelu w ramach mechaniki zniszczeniowej i modelu rys rozmytych z rysami obracającymi się oraz 1 modelu nieciągłego przy zastosowaniu stref kontaktu..
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A two-scale (FEM-DEM) approach for concrete
PublicationArtykuł omawia dwu-skalowe podejście do betonu przy wykorzystaniu modelu Mes i DEM. Metodę elementów skończonych zastosowano na poziomie makro. Na poziomie mikro zastosowano metodę elementów dyskretnych. Macierz sztywności wyznaczono na podstawie tensora naprężeń wyznaczonego w skali mikro. Wyniki numeryczne dwusalowe porównano z wynikami dyskretnymi dla całego obszaru.
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A coupled continuous-discontinuous approach to concrete elements.
PublicationArtykuł omawia zastosowanie metody elementów skończonych do opisu procesu pękania elementów betonowych z równoczesnym uwzględnieniem lokalizacji odkształceń i rys. Obliczenia wykonano dla elementów poddanych zginaniu. Wyniki porównano z doświadczeniami.
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Modelling of behavior of plain concrete using DEM
PublicationW artykule pokazano rozwój różnych zjawisk mikrostrukturalnych na poziomie kruszywa w betonie podczas jednoosiowego ściskania i rozciągania.. Obliczenia wykonano stosując metodę DEM. Wyniki na poziomie globalnym porównano doświadczalnymi. Szczególna uwagę zwrócono na propagację rys i szerokość lokalizacji odkształceń.
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Modelling the effect of composition on the tensile properties of concrete
PublicationRozdział omawia wyniki analizy mezoskopowej procesu pękania w betonie podczas zginania. Obliczenia wykonano na poziomie mezo wykorzystując model degradacji sztywności z nielokalnym osłabieniem. Zbadano wpływ właściwości kruszywa, stref przejściowych, nacięcia oraz długości charakterystycznej mikrostruktury na zachowanie sie betonu. Zaproponowano 2 metody określenia reprezentatywnego elementu objętościowego w betonie.
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Investigation of low-temperature cracking in newly constructed high-modulus asphalt concrete base course of a motorway pavement
PublicationThe paper presents the issue of low-temperature transverse cracks which have developed in newly constructed base courses made of high-modulus asphalt concrete mix (HMAC). Numerous transverse cracks developed in the analysed HMAC base during the winter season before the pavement was actually completed, both at the transverse joint locations and in the areas between them. This had not happened so far on such a scale during road construction...
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Reinforced aluminium reference measurement R63 – earlier tests
Open Research DataPreliminary testing of aluminium alloys against 100Cr6 steel ball. Preparation to tests on wear of Al6061 alloy in ball on disk experiment. Research on the reinforcing effect of aluminium alloy injection reinforcement with TiN and WC powders in laser remelted surface layer.
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Reinforced aluminium reference measurement Result1 – earlier tests
Open Research DataPreliminary testing of aluminium alloys against 100Cr6 steel ball. Preparation to tests on wear of Al6061 alloy in ball on disk experiment. Research on the reinforcing effect of aluminium alloy injection reinforcement with TiN and WC powders in laser remelted surface layer.
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Size effect at aggregate level in microCT scans and DEM simulation – Splitting tensile test of concrete
PublicationThe paper describes an experimental and numerical study of size effect on concrete cylindrical specimens in splitting tensile test. Own experimental campaign was performed on specimens with 5 various diameters from D = 74, 105, 150, 192 and 250 mm with hardboard loading strips (distributed load according to standard methods) scaled proportionally to the specimen diameter. The crack opening-control system was applied to obtain the...
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SFEM Analysis of Beams with Scaled Lengths including Spatially Varying and Cross-Correlated Concrete Properties
PublicationThis paper presents the results obtained for plain concrete beams under four-point bending with spatially varying material properties. Beams of increasing length but constant depth were analyzed using the stochastic finite element method. Spatial fluctuation of a uniaxial tensile strength, fracture energy and elastic modulus was defined within cross-correlated random fields. The symmetrical Gauss probability distribution function...
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Monitoring the fracture process of concrete during splitting using integrated ultrasonic coda wave interferometry, digital image correlation and X-ray micro-computed tomography
PublicationThe paper deals with the continuous-time monitoring of mechanical degradation in concrete cubes under splitting. A series of experiments performed with integrated coda wave interferometry (CWI) and digital image correlation (DIC), supported with X-ray micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) is reported. DIC and micro-CT techniques were used to characterize the fracture process in detail. CWI method was proved to be effective in the...
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The use of a two-phase Monte Carlo material model to reflect the dispersion of asphalt concrete fracture parameters
PublicationThe work covers comprehensive laboratory tests of semi-circular bending (SCB) of asphalt concrete samples. The results of two test series, including four and 32 SCB specimens, indicate a substantial scatter of force–deflection (F-d) histories. The numerical analysis is aimed to reflect the maximum breaking load and fracture energy of the samples, pointing out their random character. The original simulation-based fictitious Monte...