The Effects of Tensile Softening Curve Parameters on Fracture in Concrete Based on Initial Fracture Toughness Criterion

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The effects of tensile softening curve parameters on the crack propagation P-CMOD and P-CTOD curves were analyzed using a calculation method which adopted the initial fracture toughness as the crack propagation criterion. The results showed that: the whole process of the P-CMOD and P-CTOD curves were affected by the tensile softening curve parameters, especially for the descending segment of the curves, but the peak load and critical crack mouth opening displacement were less affected.

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