Superposition calculation of double-K fracture parameters of concrete using wedge splitting geometry and boundary effect
Superposition calculation of double-K fracture parameters of concrete using wedge splitting geometry and boundary effect
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2006
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Xu Shi-lang
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Xu Shi-lang
Wedge splitting fracture tests are performed on concrete specimens with the maximum dimension of 1 200 mm×1 200 mm×200 mm.With the load-crack mouth opening displacement curve obtained from tests,based on linear asymptotic assumption,the double-K fracture parameters are calculated by using superposition principle of the stress intensity factor,in which the effect of vertical force and deadweight on the calculated double-K fracture parameters is taken into account when vertical component of wedge force,deadweight and support force are non-colinear with each other.The results show that the confinement of back boundary of specimen to the development of fracture process zone is responsible for the observable size effect on fracture toughness of concrete material.For small specimens with the depth of less than 600 mm,the smaller the depths of specimen are,the stronger the confinement of back boundary is and the smaller the fracture toughness is.Moreover,it is also concluded that the size-independent consistent fracture toughness can be obtained after the consideration of effect of boundary restriction.