Publication detail

Influence of freeze-thaw cycles on fracture parameters values of lightweight concrete

KUCHARCZYKOVÁ, B. KERŠNER, Z. POSPÍCHAL, O. MISÁK, P. VYMAZAL, T.

Original Title

Influence of freeze-thaw cycles on fracture parameters values of lightweight concrete

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Freezing and thawing resistance is very important characteristic also in the case of lightweight concrete. The paper deals with the influence of periodic freeze-thaw cycles on lightweight concrete fracture parameters values. Sets of lightweight concrete specimens (prismatic shape) are cyclically frozen in range from +20C to -20C. The main aim of the experimental part is to determine and compare the mechanical/fracture parameter values of a composite both frozen and non-frozen. The non-frozen specimens are air/water-cured. A three-point bending test of beams with a central edge notch is used in order to determine the fracture parameters values. It particularly covers effective fracture toughness and fracture energy. The notch is cut after 200 freezing cycles before fracture tests. The other parameters values - compressive and splitting tensile strength on the specimen fragments - are determined.

Keywords

Lightweight concrete; freeze-thaw test; fracture parameters; splitting tensile strength; durability

Authors

KUCHARCZYKOVÁ, B.; KERŠNER, Z.; POSPÍCHAL, O.; MISÁK, P.; VYMAZAL, T.

RIV year

2010

Released

6. 6. 2010

Publisher

Elsevier Ltd.

ISBN

1877-7058

Periodical

Procedia Engineering

Year of study

2

Number

1

State

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Pages from

959

Pages to

966

Pages count

8

URL

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877705810001050

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/69353

BibTex

@article{BUT49833,
  author="Barbara {Kucharczyková} and Zbyněk {Keršner} and Ondřej {Pospíchal} and Petr {Misák} and Tomáš {Vymazal}",
  title="Influence of freeze-thaw cycles on fracture parameters values of lightweight concrete",
  journal="Procedia Engineering",
  year="2010",
  volume="2",
  number="1",
  pages="959--966",
  doi="10.1016/j.proeng.2010.03.104",
  issn="1877-7058",
  url="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877705810001050"
}