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Postcracking residual strengths of fiber‐reinforced high‐performance concrete after cyclic loading
Author(s) -
González Dorys C.,
Moradillo Rosario,
Mínguez Jesús,
Martínez José A.,
Vicente Miguel A.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
structural concrete
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1751-7648
pISSN - 1464-4177
DOI - 10.1002/suco.201600102
Subject(s) - materials science , residual strength , ultimate tensile strength , composite material , notching , flexural strength , fiber reinforced concrete , structural engineering , residual , softening , fiber , mathematics , engineering , algorithm , metallurgy
The effect of fatigue loads on one of the main mechanical properties of fiber‐reinforced high strength concrete (FRHSC) is studied in this work. In particular, this paper analyzes the variations in the residual tensile strength of steel fiber‐reinforced concretes following cyclic flexural loading, which causes a predefined level of damage. To do so, a total of 40 prismatic specimens were tested. The specimens were not notched, but had previously been subjected to precracking. This has a similar effect to notching, but with a much smaller radius around the edge of the crack, which is therefore more vulnerable to fatigue. The results show that the damage provokes a progressive reduction in the residual traction strength. The study proposes two numerical expressions for the stress–crack width softening curves under tensile loads: an exponential formulation and a potential formulation. In both cases, the coefficients of both formulations depend on the damage that is induced. In addition, the proposal is to use fitted curves of the above‐mentioned potential type.