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SI: Crack Paths - CP2024 Vol. 19, No. 73 (2025)

Parametric study on the effect of anchor’s geometry on the stress distribution and crack initiation direction in a concrete body

Author and affiliation details
  • Lucie Malikova Corresponding author Institute of Physics of Materials, Czech Academy of Sciences and Faculty of Civil Engineering, Brno University of Technology ORCID iD0000-0001-5868-5717 lucie.malikova@vut.cz
  • Petr Miarka Institute of Physics of Materials, Czech Academy of Sciences and Faculty of Civil Engineering, Brno University of Technology ORCID iD0000-0002-4103-8617
DOI
10.3221/IGF-ESIS.73.09
Pages
131-138
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Abstract

This work deals with investigations of the stress field distribution around a steel anchor embedded in a concrete. Tensile loading - pulling force of the steel anchor is considered, which is very often connected to concrete cone failure. Numerical simulations via finite element method were performed to obtain results for a large extent of geometrical configurations. In accordance with the basic idea of the maximum tangential stress criterion, the angle where this stress reaches its maximum was determined. The influence of selected geometrical parameters of the system on these angles was analyzed and it was found out that they can significantly affect the angle of the maximum tangential stress and consequently the shape of the cone failure. It was observed that the circumferential crack propagation is flatter with increasing length of the steel anchor’s embedment and with increasing anchor’s outer radius. The results obtained numerically agree sufficiently with experimental results especially when the crack direction is compared. Conclusions presented within this research are important for both design and assessment of anchor/concrete systems subjected to tensile loading.

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  1. ReceivedUntil the next stage: 27 days
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  3. RevisedUntil the next stage: 4 days
  4. AcceptedUntil the next stage: 8 days
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Funding

This paper was created as part of the project No. CZ.02.01.01/00/22_008/0004631 “Materials and technologies for sustainable development” within the Jan Amos Komensky Operational Program financed by the European Union and from the state budget of the Czech Republic. Financial support from the Czech Science Foundation (project No. 25-15755S) is also gratefully acknowledged.

How to cite

APA

Malikova, L., & Miarka, P. (2025). Parametric study on the effect of anchor’s geometry on the stress distribution and crack initiation direction in a concrete body. Fracture and Structural Integrity, 19(73), 131–138. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.73.09

IEEE

L. Malikova and P. Miarka, “Parametric study on the effect of anchor’s geometry on the stress distribution and crack initiation direction in a concrete body,” Fracture and Structural Integrity, vol. 19, no. 73, pp. 131–138, 2025, doi: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.73.09.

MLA

Malikova, Lucie, and Petr Miarka. “Parametric study on the effect of anchor’s geometry on the stress distribution and crack initiation direction in a concrete body.” Fracture and Structural Integrity, vol. 19, no. 73, 2025, pp. 131–138. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.73.09.

Chicago

Malikova, Lucie, and Petr Miarka. 2025. “Parametric study on the effect of anchor’s geometry on the stress distribution and crack initiation direction in a concrete body.” Fracture and Structural Integrity 19 (73): 131–138. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.73.09.

Harvard

Malikova, L. and Miarka, P. (2025) ‘Parametric study on the effect of anchor’s geometry on the stress distribution and crack initiation direction in a concrete body’, Fracture and Structural Integrity, 19(73), pp. 131–138. doi: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.73.09.

Vancouver

Malikova L, Miarka P. Parametric study on the effect of anchor’s geometry on the stress distribution and crack initiation direction in a concrete body. Fracture and Structural Integrity. 2025;19(73):131-138. doi:10.3221/IGF-ESIS.73.09

BibTeX

@article{malikova2025, author = {Malikova, Lucie and Miarka, Petr}, title = {Parametric study on the effect of anchor’s geometry on the stress distribution and crack initiation direction in a concrete body}, journal = {Fracture and Structural Integrity}, year = {2025}, volume = {19}, number = {73}, pages = {131--138}, doi = {10.3221/IGF-ESIS.73.09}, url = {https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.73.09}, issn = {1971-8993} }

RIS

TY - JOUR AU - Malikova, Lucie AU - Miarka, Petr TI - Parametric study on the effect of anchor’s geometry on the stress distribution and crack initiation direction in a concrete body JO - Fracture and Structural Integrity T2 - Fracture and Structural Integrity PY - 2025 DA - 2025/05/14 VL - 19 IS - 73 SP - 131 EP - 138 DO - 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.73.09 UR - https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.73.09 SN - 1971-8993 ER -

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