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Numerical simulation of wedge-splitting tests on specimens made of cementitious composites preparation for experimental testing

VESELÝ, V.; GROCHALOVÁ, E.; SEITL, S.; KERŠNER, Z.

Original Title

Numerical simulation of wedge-splitting tests on specimens made of cementitious composites preparation for experimental testing

English Title

Numerical simulation of wedge-splitting tests on specimens made of cementitious composites preparation for experimental testing

Type

Peer-reviewed article not indexed in WoS or Scopus

Original Abstract

The FEM study presented in this paper is focused on the fracture analysis of selected cases of wedge-splitting tests carried out on cube-shaped specimens made of a quasi-brittle material cementitious composite. Several boundary condition variants proposed in the literature regarding both the loading and supports are investigated with the aim of eliminating or decreasing some negative effects occurring in this type of test. These effects may distort the structural responses of the specimen that are recorded during the test and then utilized in the determination of fracture-mechanical parameter values of the tested materials in order to serve as inputs for numerical analyses and predictions of the behaviour of real structures. The revealed consequences of the choice of test setup on the values of fracture parameters are discussed, and some recommendations for experimental testing are stated.

English abstract

The FEM study presented in this paper is focused on the fracture analysis of selected cases of wedge-splitting tests carried out on cube-shaped specimens made of a quasi-brittle material cementitious composite. Several boundary condition variants proposed in the literature regarding both the loading and supports are investigated with the aim of eliminating or decreasing some negative effects occurring in this type of test. These effects may distort the structural responses of the specimen that are recorded during the test and then utilized in the determination of fracture-mechanical parameter values of the tested materials in order to serve as inputs for numerical analyses and predictions of the behaviour of real structures. The revealed consequences of the choice of test setup on the values of fracture parameters are discussed, and some recommendations for experimental testing are stated.

Keywords

wedge-splitting test, cementitious composites, quasi-brittle fracture, damage zone extent, numerical simulation

Key words in English

wedge-splitting test, cementitious composites, quasi-brittle fracture, damage zone extent, numerical simulation

Authors

VESELÝ, V.; GROCHALOVÁ, E.; SEITL, S.; KERŠNER, Z.

RIV year

2011

Released

05.11.2010

Location

Slovenská republika

ISBN

1336-9024

Periodical

Selected scientific papers

Volume

5

Number

2

State

Slovak Republic

Pages from

105

Pages to

112

Pages count

8

BibTex

@article{BUT50690,
  author="Václav {Veselý} and Eva {Grochalová} and Stanislav {Seitl} and Zbyněk {Keršner}",
  title="Numerical simulation of wedge-splitting tests on specimens made of cementitious composites preparation for experimental testing",
  journal="Selected scientific papers",
  year="2010",
  volume="5",
  number="2",
  pages="105--112",
  issn="1336-9024"
}