Damage tolerance design approach such as the fatigue crack propagation approach
provides a more realistic solution for fatigue problems in concrete to overcome the …

In this research, the fracture processes in concrete subjected to monotonic and fatigue
loadings are characterized and the differences in failure mechanisms are studied using …

This paper investigates the effect of high temperature on two different Self-Compacting (SC)
cementitious composites. SC-High Strength (SCHSC) and Fiber-Reinforced Concrete …

The complex process of fracture occurring in heterogeneous quasi-brittle material concrete
under splitting tensile load is researched using the acoustic emission (AE) and digital …

Cracking in reinforced concrete structures is of major concern since it may affect their
durability and structural integrity. Cracking is mainly influenced by stress distribution along …

Abstract The Theory of Critical Distances (TCD) groups together a number of approaches
that make use of specific length scale parameters to model and estimate the strength of …

This study examines the potential of high-strength steel strands of smaller diameter as a
substitute for regular steel in normal concrete, aiming to reduce steel consumption and …

A local crack opening displacement softening model is used in the framework of discrete
element method to investigate the fracture propagation and post-peak behaviour of concrete …

Fracture in quasi-brittle materials like concrete is mainly governed by two processes: energy
dissipation and discontinuous displacement fields or discrete cracks. In this study we …

Abstract This paper introduces Dynamic Cutting Disc (DCD) technology, a new hard rock
cutting technology using mechanical cyclic loading. The results of cutting tests using DCD …