scholarly journals Brittleness of Concrete under Different Curing Conditions

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (24) ◽  
pp. 7865
Author(s):  
Shuai Zhang ◽  
Bing Han ◽  
Huibing Xie ◽  
Mingzhe An ◽  
Shengxu Lyu
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Concrete Beams ◽  
Strain Energy Release ◽  
Crack Tip Opening Displacement ◽  
Steam Curing ◽  
Opening Displacement ◽  
Critical Crack ◽  
Curing Conditions ◽  
Curing Condition

In order to shorten construction periods, concrete is often cured using steam and is loaded at an early age. This changes the performance and even the durability of the concrete compared to concrete that has been cured under normal conditions. Thus, the pattern and the mechanism of concrete performance change under different curing conditions, and loading ages are of great significance. The development of brittleness under different curing conditions and loading ages was studied. The evaluation methods that were used to determine concrete brittleness were expounded. Steam, standard, and natural curing conditions were carried out on single-side notched concrete beams as well as on a concrete prism and cubic blocks. The compressive strength and splitting tensile strength of the concrete blocks along with the fracture performance of the concrete beams were tested after 3, 7, 28, and 90 days. The steam curing condition significantly improved the strength of concrete before 28 days had passed, and the standard curing condition improved the strength of concrete after 28 days. Based on the experimental fracture parameters, a two-parameter fracture model was applied to study the development of fracture toughness KICS, critical crack tip opening displacement CTODc, and critical strain energy release rate GICS with hydration age under different curing conditions. With respect to long-term performance, the standard curing condition was better at resisting concrete crack propagations than the steam curing condition was. The characteristic length lch and the material length Q under the three curing conditions and the long-term development of brittleness in the concrete indicated that steam curing increased the concrete brittleness. Considering the effects of the curing condition and the loading age, a time-dependent concrete fracture toughness model was established, and the predicted value of the model was verified against the measured value. The results indicated that the model was able to accurately predict the fracture toughness with an error rate of less than 16%.

Analysis on Critical CTOD of Long-Term Used Penstock

2017 ◽  
Vol 741 ◽  
pp. 57-62
Author(s):  
Fumito Kawamura ◽  
Masazumi Miura ◽  
Ryuichiro Ebara ◽  
Keiji Yanase
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Structural Integrity ◽  
Steel Structures ◽  
Chemical Compositions ◽  
Structural Components ◽  
Crack Tip Opening Displacement ◽  
Opening Displacement ◽  
Critical Crack ◽  
Crack Tip Opening

Many studies have been conducted to characterize the fracture toughness of structural steels and their welded joints. However, most studies focus on newly developed steels, and the number of studies on the fracture toughness of long-term used steels in structural components is rather limited. Furthermore, a lack of data on the fracture toughness causes difficulties in evaluating the structural integrity of existing steel structures. In this study, CTOD tests were performed to characterize the fracture toughness of penstock that has been in service for 50 years. By measuring the critical crack tip opening displacement in conjunction with analysis for chemical compositions, the characteristics of fracture toughness were investigated.

scholarly journals Structural Characteristic Length in Metallic Glasses

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-264
Author(s):  
F. A. Akçay
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Metallic Glasses ◽  
Characteristic Length ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Crack Tip Opening Displacement ◽  
Opening Displacement ◽  
Critical Crack ◽  
Material Parameters ◽  
Fracture Of Materials

ABSTRACTFracture of materials at the microscopic level involves a characteristic length related to microstructure. However, a clear structure-property relationship is still absent in metallic glasses. Therefore, a physics-based expression is derived for the characteristic length (relevant to brittle fracture) in metallic glasses (MGs) in order to link the microscopic material features controlling the fracture process to the macroscopic material parameters. The derived characteristic length is associated to micro/nano structural fracture patterns, critical crack tip opening displacement as well as fracture toughness. Characteristic lengths of various metallic glasses are determined using the proposed expression and compared to the experimental results. Theoretical results are in very good agreement with the experimental results of various metallic glasses. Furthermore, the contribution of characteristic length as well as macroscopic material parameters such as Poisson’s ratio, yield strength, and Young’s modulus on fracture toughness (and fracture energy) is investigated and compared to the experimental results.

Fracture Toughness of PC and PC/ABS Alloy

2008 ◽  
Vol 33-37 ◽  
pp. 567-572
Author(s):  
Hui Min Li ◽  
Qin Zhi Fang ◽  
Tie Jun Wang
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Essential Work ◽  
Crack Tip Opening Displacement ◽  
Opening Displacement ◽  
Critical Crack ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Double Edge ◽  
Crack Tip Opening ◽  
Fracture Measurement ◽  
Work Of Fracture

As a direct and simple method, essential work of fracture has been widely used for fracture measurement of ductile polymers. In this paper, fracture toughness of PC and PC/ABS alloy is experimentally investigated. A series of double edge-notched tension (DENT) specimens and essential work method are employed to measure the fracture toughness of PC and PC/ABS alloy. By the way, the critical crack tip opening displacement is obtained. Moreover, the fracture surfaces of DENT specimens are examined by using a scanning electron microscope (SEM).

scholarly journals Analysis influence of Dmax on fracture mechanics parameters of concrete made of limestone aggregate at three point bending.

2007 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 005-016
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Golewski
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
Fracture Mechanics ◽  
Size Distribution ◽  
Grain Size Distribution ◽  
Initial Crack ◽  
Crack Tip Opening Displacement ◽  
Opening Displacement ◽  
Critical Crack ◽  
Load Displacement

The analysis of concrete behaviour taking into account fracture mechanics method makes it possible to describe the origin and development of the damages occurring in it, which is impossible in case of using global strength characteristics of composite. In the work the experiment results were presented regarding the determination of the influence of grain-size distribution of coarse aggregate on the crack mechanics parameters of limestone concretes as defined according to the I mode of crack propagation at bending. Two types of optimal composition of grains were used with Dmax up to 8 and up to 16 mm. During the experiments the basic parameters of fracture mechanics were determined: critical value of stress intensity factors: : and KIc, fracture energy GF, critical crack tip opening displacement CTODc and unit work of failure JIc. During the fracture toughness tests the method of loading samples based on RILEM recommendations was used. For basic experiments six beams with one initial crack were used. In the course of the experiments carried out, two dependencies were recorded for each sample: load – displacement of crack outlet opening and load - displacement of the point of applied force. In the course of the tests carried out it was found out that the higher fracture toughness was characteristic of concretes with the grain - size distribution up to 16 mm. The results presented in the work can be used in designing concretes in order to obtain materials characterized by the minimum number of initial defects which, thanks to increased fracture toughness, can increase to the reliability of construction work.

Applying Gurson Type of Damage Models to Low Constraint Tests of High Strength Steels and Welds

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Liu ◽  
Yong-Yi Wang
Keyword(s):  
Damage Mechanics ◽  
Ductile Failure ◽  
High Strength Steels ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Crack Tip Opening Displacement ◽  
Opening Displacement ◽  
Critical Crack ◽  
Gtn Model ◽  
Strain Capacity ◽  
Low Constraint

Pipelines experiencing displacement-controlled loading need to have adequate strain capacity. Large tensile strain capacity can only be achieved when the failure processes are ductile. In ductile failure analyses, the strain capacity may be determined by two approaches. The first approach uses the conventional fracture mechanics criteria, such as the attainment of the critical crack tip opening displacement, to assess the onset of the crack propagation. The other approach uses damage mechanics models in which the onset and propagation of cracks are controlled by the nucleation, growth, and coalescence of voids in the material. The damage mechanics models can provide some insights of the ductile failure processes as they have more physical mechanisms built in the constitutive model. In this paper, the Gurson-Tvergaard-Needleman (GTN) model is applied to two types of low-constraint tests: curved wide plates and back-bend specimens. The wide plate test is considered more representatives of full-scale pipes than the conventional laboratory-sized specimens, but requires large-capacity machines. The back-bend test is a newly developed low-constraint laboratory-sized test specimen. A relatively simple approach to determine the damage parameters of the GTN model is discussed and the transferability of damage parameters between those two test types is also analyzed.

Impact of Metallic Foam’s Microstructure to its Mechanical Property

2013 ◽  
Vol 634-638 ◽  
pp. 2808-2812
Author(s):  
Zhu Feng Sun ◽  
Ling Yun Xie
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Cell Structure ◽  
Crack Tip ◽  
Metallic Foam ◽  
Crack Tip Opening Displacement ◽  
Opening Displacement ◽  
Metal Material ◽  
Loading Mode ◽  
Foam Metal ◽  
Material Fracture

Explored the influence of pore structure of foam metal material on mechanical behavior of fracture. Discuss fracture toughness of several different micro geometric structure of foam metal material with finite element method. The author's calculations showed, microstructure and loading mode has an important effect on the fracture toughness of the foam metal material. due to ignoring the effects of cell structure on the mechanical properties of materials, the classic fracture toughness criterion -crack tip opening displacement (COD) is incomplete, it would be more efficient to take opening displacement change rate of the crack-tip as the parameter to characteristic the metallic foam material fracture toughness.

Experimental Study of Crack Propagation at the PCB/Underfill Interface due to Thermal Aging

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pradeep Lall ◽  
Padmanava Choudhury ◽  
Jaimal Williamson
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Flip Chip ◽  
Operating Time ◽  
Image Correlation ◽  
Beam Specimen ◽  
Crack Tip Opening Displacement ◽  
Opening Displacement ◽  
Substrate Interface ◽  
2D Digital Image Correlation

Abstract Flip-Chip Ball Grid Arrays (FCBGAs) are finding applications in automotive underhood electronics for enablement of safety-critical functions. Underfills needed to reinforce flip-chip interconnects in FCBGAs need to operate reliably under sustained high temperature operation. Underfill-to-substrate interface is one of the primary failure locations under wide thermal excursions and usually a precursor to flip-chip joint failure. In order to assess the reliability in the end application, there is need for understanding the damage progression of the underfill-to-substrate interface as a function of operating time and operating temperature. In this study, the Substrate-UF interface was exposed to high temperature and the interfacial fracture toughness quantified. A three-point composite beam specimen of PCB/Underfill was fabricated to study the interface and thermally aged for periods of 10 days, 30 days, 60 days at temperatures ranging from 100°C to 150°C. Quasi-static bending was used to observe and determine interfacial delamination of the sample specimen. A 2D-Digital Image Correlation (DIC) method was also employed to understand the Crack tip opening displacement (CTOD), crack initiation and the fracture toughness, CTOD were compared with the aging schedule and temperature.

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