Publication detail

THE TOUGHNESS OF CONCRETE IS NOT INTERESTING FOR US, UNLESS IT LOSES IT

BÍLEK, V. KERŠNER, Z. SCHMID, P. MOSLER, T.

Original Title

THE TOUGHNESS OF CONCRETE IS NOT INTERESTING FOR US, UNLESS IT LOSES IT

Type

conference paper

Language

English

Original Abstract

Some use of fracture mechanics in concrete science is discussed in this paper. This conception brings a new insight into concrete science. Especially for a high strength concrete (HSC) or a high performance concrete (HPC) the fracture mechanics is very useful. There are some significant consequences of the shrinkage of concretes on a long time scale. The consequences are not possible to observe using only strength conception. The specification of the processes is a way of enhancing some important properties of HSC. Fracture characteristics are very sensitive to microstructural details microcracks occurrence, ageing of concrete, degree of hydration, Moreover, the fracture mechanics brings more contributions: it helps to appreciate the durability of concrete or specify some corrosive processes and it renders a development of new materials of better quality possible. Fracture mechanics can play a very important role in crossing from a high strength concrete to a high performance concrete.

Keywords

fracture energy, fracture toughness, freeze-thawing resistance, long-term development, microcracks, paste, self-curing, shrinkage

Authors

BÍLEK, V.; KERŠNER, Z.; SCHMID, P.; MOSLER, T.

Released

11. 6. 2002

Location

Brno, Česká Republika

Pages from

1

Pages to

6

Pages count

6

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT10647,
  author="Vlastimil {Bílek} and Zbyněk {Keršner} and Pavel {Schmid} and Tomáš {Mosler}",
  title="THE TOUGHNESS OF CONCRETE IS NOT INTERESTING FOR US, UNLESS IT LOSES IT",
  booktitle="Non-traditional cement and concrete",
  year="2002",
  pages="1--6",
  address="Brno, Česká Republika"
}