Influence of rock inclusion composition on the fracture response of cement-based composite specimens

Influence of rock inclusion composition on the fracture response of cement-based composite specimens

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This paper concerns the results of research into the influence of the composition of rock inclusions on the fracture response of cement-based composite specimens. Specially designed specimens of the nominal dimensions 40 × 40 × 160 mm with inclusions in the shape of prisms with nominal dimensions of 8 × 8 × 40 mm were provided with an initial central edge notch with a depth of 12 mm. These specimens, which were made of fine-grained cement-based composite with different types of rock inclusion – amphibolite, basalt, granite, and marble – were tested in the three-point bending configuration. Fracture surfaces were examined via scanning electron microscopy and local response in the vicinity of rock inclusions was characterized via the nanoindentation technique. The aim of this paper is to analyse the influence of the chemical/petrographic composition of rock inclusions on the effective mechanical fracture parameters of cement-based composites, as well as on the microstructural mechanical parameters of the interfacial transition zone. The results of this research indicate the significant dependence of the effective fracture parameters on the petrographic and related chemical composition of the rock inclusions.

This paper concerns the results of research into the influence of the composition of rock inclusions on the fracture response of cement-based composite specimens. Specially designed specimens of the nominal dimensions 40 × 40 × 160 mm with inclusions in the shape of prisms with nominal dimensions of 8 × 8 × 40 mm were provided with an initial central edge notch with a depth of 12 mm. These specimens, which were made of fine-grained cement-based composite with different types of rock inclusion – amphibolite, basalt, granite, and marble – were tested in the three-point bending configuration. Fracture surfaces were examined via scanning electron microscopy and local response in the vicinity of rock inclusions was characterized via the nanoindentation technique. The aim of this paper is to analyse the influence of the chemical/petrographic composition of rock inclusions on the effective mechanical fracture parameters of cement-based composites, as well as on the microstructural mechanical parameters of the interfacial transition zone. The results of this research indicate the significant dependence of the effective fracture parameters on the petrographic and related chemical composition of the rock inclusions.

Cement-based composite; Force–displacement diagram; Fracture test; Inclusion; Mechanical fracture parameters; Rocks.

Cement-based composite; Force–displacement diagram; Fracture test; Inclusion; Mechanical fracture parameters; Rocks.

VYHLÍDAL, M.; ROZSYPALOVÁ, I.; ŠIMONOVÁ, H.; KUCHARCZYKOVÁ, B.; VAVRO, L.; VAVRO, M.; NĚMEČEK, J.; ROVNANÍKOVÁ, P.; KERŠNER, Z.

2022

20.11.2021

Elsevier

Turin

Procedia Structural Integrity 26th International Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity

2452-3216

Procedia Structural Integrity

33

Republic of Italy

966

981

16

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2021.10.107

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/203089

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