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Miscellanea Vol. 8, No. 30 (2014)

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

Author and affiliation details
  • A. Fernández-Canteli Corresponding author iacoviello@unicas.it
  • L. Castañón
  • B. Nieto
  • M. Lozano
  • T. Holušová
  • S. Seitl
DOI
10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.46
Pages
pages 383-393
Published
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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.

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APA

Fernández-Canteli, A., Castañón, L., Nieto, B., Lozano, M., Holušová, T., & Seitl, S. (2014). Determining fracture energy parameters of concrete from the modified compact tension test. Fracture and Structural Integrity, 8(30), pages 383–393. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.46

IEEE

A. Fernández-Canteli, L. Castañón, B. Nieto, M. Lozano, T. Holušová, and S. Seitl, “Determining fracture energy parameters of concrete from the modified compact tension test,” Fracture and Structural Integrity, vol. 8, no. 30, pp. pages 383–393, 2014, doi: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.46.

MLA

Fernández-Canteli, A., et al. “Determining fracture energy parameters of concrete from the modified compact tension test.” Fracture and Structural Integrity, vol. 8, no. 30, 2014, pp. pages 383–393. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.46.

Chicago

Fernández-Canteli, A., L. Castañón, B. Nieto, M. Lozano, T. Holušová, and S. Seitl. 2014. “Determining fracture energy parameters of concrete from the modified compact tension test.” Fracture and Structural Integrity 8 (30): pages 383–393. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.46.

Harvard

Fernández-Canteli, A., Castañón, L., Nieto, B., Lozano, M., Holušová, T. and Seitl, S. (2014) ‘Determining fracture energy parameters of concrete from the modified compact tension test’, Fracture and Structural Integrity, 8(30), pp. pages 383–393. doi: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.46.

Vancouver

Fernández-Canteli A, Castañón L, Nieto B, Lozano M, Holušová T, Seitl S. Determining fracture energy parameters of concrete from the modified compact tension test. Fracture and Structural Integrity. 2014;8(30):pages 383-393. doi:10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.46

BibTeX

@article{fernandezcanteli2014, author = {Fernández-Canteli, A. and Castañón, L. and Nieto, B. and Lozano, M. and Holušová, T. and Seitl, S.}, title = {Determining fracture energy parameters of concrete from the modified compact tension test}, journal = {Fracture and Structural Integrity}, year = {2014}, volume = {8}, number = {30}, pages = {pages 383--393}, doi = {10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.46}, url = {https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.46}, issn = {1971-8993} }

RIS

TY - JOUR AU - Fernández-Canteli, A. AU - Castañón, L. AU - Nieto, B. AU - Lozano, M. AU - Holušová, T. AU - Seitl, S. TI - Determining fracture energy parameters of concrete from the modified compact tension test JO - Fracture and Structural Integrity T2 - Fracture and Structural Integrity PY - 2014 DA - 2014/09/08 VL - 8 IS - 30 SP - pages 383 EP - 393 DO - 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.46 UR - https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.46 SN - 1971-8993 ER -

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