Fracture behavior of SFRC slabs on grade

Title: Fracture behavior of SFRC slabs on grade
Author(s): A. Meda, G. A. Plizzari, P. Riva
Paper category : journal
Serial title: Materials and Structures
Abreviated Serial title: Mater. Struct.
ISSN: 1359-5997
Publisher: RILEM Publications SARL
Volume: 37
Issue: 270
Issue date: 2004-07-01
Publication year: 2004
Pages: 405 - 411
Total Pages: 7
Nb references: 21
Language: English

Abstract: In concrete pavements, steel fibers are particularly suitable both for limiting shrinkage effects and for increasing the bearing capacity and fatigue resistance.
In the present paper, the fracture behavior of steel-fiber-reinforced concrete slabs on grade is studied by using Non Linear Fracture Mechanics FE analyses, based on both smeared and discrete crack models.
The fracture mechanics models have been validated by results from experiments on full scale slabs on elastic soil subjected to a load in the slab center.
The comparison shows that NLFM analyses closely predict crack development, ultimate load and the collapse mechanism of slabs on grade.
The smeared crack approach has been used for studying different loading conditions since it does not need an a-priori knowledge of the crack pattern.

Online publication: 2004-05-27
Classification: Scientific Reports
Publication type : full_text
Public price (Euros): 0.00
doi: 10.1617/14093