Publication detail

Determining fracture energy parameters of concrete from the modified compact tension test

FERNÁNDEZ-CANTELI, A. CASTAÑÓN, L. NIETO, B. LOZANO, M. HOLUŠOVÁ, T. SEITL, S.

Original Title

Determining fracture energy parameters of concrete from the modified compact tension test

Type

journal article in Scopus

Language

English

Original Abstract

The modified compact tension (MCT) test, though not yet recognized as a valid test for determining fracture energy of concrete, is believed to represent a plausible and suitable alternative versus other well established procedures, such as the wedge-splitting test (WST) and the three point (3PB) or four point bending (4PB) tests, due to its simplicity and low cost. The aim of the paper is twofold: Firstly, to demonstrate the necessary correspondence between the experimental MCT test setup and finite element simulations and secondly, to initiate the way of establishing the desirable conversion between the fracture energy parameter values resulting from the MCT test and the standard conventional procedures. MCT tests are carried out and compared with the numerical results from 2-D and 3-D finite element calculations using the commercial codes ABAQUS and ATENA, the latter being specifically developed for applications on concrete structures and elements. In this way, the usability of the modified compact tension test for practical purposes is confirmed.

Keywords

Concrete fracture energy; Modified compact tension test; Concrete; Numerical simulation

Authors

FERNÁNDEZ-CANTELI, A.; CASTAÑÓN, L.; NIETO, B.; LOZANO, M.; HOLUŠOVÁ, T.; SEITL, S.

RIV year

2014

Released

1. 9. 2014

Publisher

Gruppo Italiano Frattura

Location

Italská republika

ISBN

1971-8993

Periodical

Frattura ed Integrita Strutturale

Year of study

8

Number

30

State

Republic of Italy

Pages from

383

Pages to

393

Pages count

11

URL

http://www.gruppofrattura.it/pdf/rivista/numero30/numero_30_art_46.pdf

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/180628

BibTex

@article{BUT111406,
  author="Alfonso Fernández {Canteli} and Laura {Castañón} and Belen {Nieto} and Miguel {Lozano} and Táňa {Holušová} and Stanislav {Seitl}",
  title="Determining fracture energy parameters of concrete from the modified compact tension test",
  journal="Frattura ed Integrita Strutturale",
  year="2014",
  volume="8",
  number="30",
  pages="383--393",
  doi="10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.46",
  issn="1971-8993",
  url="http://www.gruppofrattura.it/pdf/rivista/numero30/numero_30_art_46.pdf"
}