Determination of Residual Fracture Toughness of Post-Fire Concrete

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Determination of double-K fracture parameter using both analytical and weight function method is carried out in present research. In calculating the cohesive fracture toughness, two situations are divided at critical load. Wedge-splitting tests with ten temperatures varying from 20oC to 600oC are implemented. The complete load-crack opening displacement curves are obtained from which the initial and critical fracture toughness could be calculated experimentally. The validation of double-K fracture model to the post-fire concrete specimens is proved. Meanwhile the weight function method agrees well with the analytical method.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 712-715)

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1062-1066

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June 2013

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