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SI: Crack Paths Vol. 13, No. 47 (2019)

Experimental Investigation on the Fracture Behaviour of Natural Stones Exposed to Monotonic and Cyclic Loading

Author and affiliation details
  • Andrea Spagnoli Corresponding author Università di Parma spagnoli@unipr.it
  • David Cendon Franco Departamento de Ciencia de los Materiales, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
  • Antonio D’Angelo Department of Engineering and Architecture, Università di Parma, Parma, Italy
DOI
10.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.29
Pages
394-400
Published
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Abstract

The present paper is devoted to an experimental study on the fracture behaviour of natural stones, commonly used as elements for building cladding, under both monotonic and cyclic loading, with particular emphasis to white Carrara marble. The effect of progressive damage produced by in-service thermal fluctuations can be investigated through the application of appropriate cyclic mechanical loads. In the experimental tests conducted, some static mechanical properties of marble are characterized by means of three-point bending tests on edge-cracked prismatic specimens for the determination of Young's modulus, tensile strength and fracture energy. Moreover, cyclic three-point bending tests are conducted to determine the propagation rate of nominally Mode-I fatigue cracks. Finally, the fatigue behaviour of the marble is studied through a cohesive crack model, in which the direct tensile strength of the material is determined by a Brazilian test, and the behaviour is calibrated by means of a suitable FE model. The effect of crack path on the fracture resistance of marble is discussed.

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How to cite

APA

Spagnoli, A., Cendon Franco, D., & D’Angelo, A. (2018). Experimental Investigation on the Fracture Behaviour of Natural Stones Exposed to Monotonic and Cyclic Loading. Fracture and Structural Integrity, 13(47), 394–400. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.29

IEEE

A. Spagnoli, D. Cendon Franco, and A. D’Angelo, “Experimental Investigation on the Fracture Behaviour of Natural Stones Exposed to Monotonic and Cyclic Loading,” Fracture and Structural Integrity, vol. 13, no. 47, pp. 394–400, 2018, doi: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.29.

MLA

Spagnoli, Andrea, et al. “Experimental Investigation on the Fracture Behaviour of Natural Stones Exposed to Monotonic and Cyclic Loading.” Fracture and Structural Integrity, vol. 13, no. 47, 2018, pp. 394–400. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.29.

Chicago

Spagnoli, Andrea, David Cendon Franco, and Antonio D’Angelo. 2018. “Experimental Investigation on the Fracture Behaviour of Natural Stones Exposed to Monotonic and Cyclic Loading.” Fracture and Structural Integrity 13 (47): 394–400. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.29.

Harvard

Spagnoli, A., Cendon Franco, D. and D’Angelo, A. (2018) ‘Experimental Investigation on the Fracture Behaviour of Natural Stones Exposed to Monotonic and Cyclic Loading’, Fracture and Structural Integrity, 13(47), pp. 394–400. doi: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.29.

Vancouver

Spagnoli A, Cendon Franco D, D’Angelo A. Experimental Investigation on the Fracture Behaviour of Natural Stones Exposed to Monotonic and Cyclic Loading. Fracture and Structural Integrity. 2018;13(47):394-400. doi:10.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.29

BibTeX

@article{spagnoli2018, author = {Spagnoli, Andrea and Cendon Franco, David and D’Angelo, Antonio}, title = {Experimental Investigation on the Fracture Behaviour of Natural Stones Exposed to Monotonic and Cyclic Loading}, journal = {Fracture and Structural Integrity}, year = {2018}, volume = {13}, number = {47}, pages = {394--400}, doi = {10.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.29}, url = {https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.29}, issn = {1971-8993} }

RIS

TY - JOUR AU - Spagnoli, Andrea AU - Cendon Franco, David AU - D’Angelo, Antonio TI - Experimental Investigation on the Fracture Behaviour of Natural Stones Exposed to Monotonic and Cyclic Loading JO - Fracture and Structural Integrity T2 - Fracture and Structural Integrity PY - 2018 DA - 2018/12/04 VL - 13 IS - 47 SP - 394 EP - 400 DO - 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.29 UR - https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.29 SN - 1971-8993 ER -

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