Understanding the Tensile Properties of Concrete
In Statics and Dynamics
- 2nd Edition - February 22, 2024
- Editor: Jaap Weerheijm
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 5 5 9 5 - 6
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 5 5 9 3 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 5 5 9 4 - 9
Understanding the Tensile Properties of Concrete: In Statistics and Dynamics, Second Edition summarizes recent research on this important subject. After an introduction to concre… Read more
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Request a sales quoteUnderstanding the Tensile Properties of Concrete: In Statistics and Dynamics, Second Edition summarizes recent research on this important subject. After an introduction to concrete, the book is divided into two distinct parts. Part One starts with a summary chapter on the most important parameters that affect the tensile response of concrete. Chapters show how multiscale modeling is used to relate concrete composition to tensile properties. Part Two focuses on dynamic response and starts with an introduction to the different regimes of dynamic loading, ranging from low frequency loading by wind or earthquakes to extreme dynamic conditions due to explosions and ballistic impacts.
Following chapters review dynamic testing techniques and devices that deal with the various regimes of dynamic loading. Later chapters highlight the dynamic behavior of concrete from different viewpoints, and the book ends with a chapter on practical examples of how detailed knowledge on tensile properties is used by engineers in structural applications. Drawing on the work of some of the leading experts in the field, the book is fully updated and will be a valuable reference for civil and structural engineers as well as those researching this important material.
- Presents recent research in the areas of understanding the response mechanisms of concrete under tensile conditions
- Provides a summary of the most important parameters that affect the tensile response of concrete and shows how multi scale modeling is used to relate concrete composition to tensile properties
- Highlights the dynamic behavior of concrete from different viewpoints and provides practical examples of how detailed knowledge on tensile properties is used by engineers in structural applications
- Presents recent advancements in tensile strength determination under static and dynamic loading conditions for concrete structures
- Covers HSFRC and FRHSC
- Presents new work on non-local models and damage modeling, the dynamic increase factor for tensile strength, fracture energy and anchors, and slop stabilization
Civil engineers, concrete companies, construction companies; Graduate students in civil engineering programs at universities; Practicing engineers, researchers and those involved in making decisions regarding infrastructure; Local authorities and government departments with an interest in architectural engineering, construction and materials, disaster reduction, environmental engineering, maritime structural technology, transportation engineering and urban planning
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Introduction to concrete: A resilient material system
- Abstract
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Microscale; cement matrix
- 1.3 The mesoscale, bond cement matrix, and aggregates
- 1.4 The dominant scale
- References
- Part One: Concrete in static tensile loading
- 2 Factors affecting the tensile properties of concrete
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Effect of composition
- 2.3 Effect of curing and moisture
- 2.4 Effect of temperature
- 2.5 Influence of specimen size
- 2.6 Effect of age
- 2.7 Effect of load duration
- 2.8 Effect of cyclic loading
- 2.9 Influence of type of loading on load-displacement diagram on macroscale
- 2.10 Crack development on the mesoscale
- 2.11 Relation between tensile strength and compressive strength
- 2.12 The practical implications of laboratory tests
- 2.13 Fibre-reinforced concrete
- References
- 3 DEM modelling of concrete fracture based on its structure micro-CT images
- Abstract
- Acknowledgements
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Concrete experiments
- 3.3 Discrete element method for concrete
- 3.4 DEM input data
- 3.5 3D DEM results
- 3.6 3D parametric study
- 3.7 2D parametric study
- 3.8 Conclusions
- References
- 4 Modelling the response of concrete to moisture
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction – The close connection between moisture and durability
- 4.2 Modelling moisture transport in intact concrete
- 4.3 Modelling moisture transport in degraded concrete
- 4.4 Interaction between moisture transport and material behaviour
- 4.5 4D experimental tools for model development and validation
- 4.6 Summary and future trends
- References
- Part Two: Concrete in dynamic tensile loading
- 5 Dynamic response regimes of concrete structures
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Earthquake loading and impact deflection: Inertia effects
- 5.3 Blast response: Rate-dependent strength
- 5.4 Projectile impact loading: Compressibility and high triaxial stresses
- 5.5 Contact detonations and explosive formed projectiles (EFPs): Shock and release properties
- 5.6 Concluding remarks
- References
- 6 Dynamic testing devices
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction: Different set of experimental methods to characterize the tensile response of concrete
- 6.2 Tensile strength and fracture energy of concrete at intermediate loading rates (σ° ≤ 100 GPa/s or ɛ° ≤ 2/s)
- 6.3 Characterizing the tensile strength and fracture energy of concrete at high loading rates (100 GPa/s ≤ σ° ≤ 1000 GPa/s or 20/s ≤ ɛ° ≤ 200/s)
- 6.4 Tensile strength of concrete at very high loading rates (σ° ≥ 105 GPa/s or ɛ° ≥ 2000/s)
- 6.5 Edge-on impact tests performed on concretes
- 6.6 Concluding remarks
- References
- 7 Response mechanisms of concrete under impulsive tensile loading
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction: Concrete response mechanisms under impulsive tensile loading
- 7.2 The effect of cracking rates on the tensile strength of concrete
- 7.3 Multiple fragmentation due to the limited cracking velocity
- 7.4 The effect of moisture content on the dynamic strength
- 7.5 Strength data and empirical models
- 7.6 The postpeak fracture process in moderate and high loading rate regimes
- 7.7 Concluding remarks
- References
- 8 Performance of high-strength fibre-reinforced concrete in dynamics
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 HSFRC development and composition
- 8.3 HSFRC in statics
- 8.4 Response mechanisms in dynamics
- 8.5 Influence of fibre and fibre orientation on the dynamic tensile and impact behaviour of HSFRC
- 8.6 Concluding remarks
- References
- 9 Modelling of dynamic response of concrete with mesoscopic heterogeneity
- Abstract
- Acknowledgements
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Overview of mesoscopic structure of concrete and computational considerations
- 9.3 Typical mesoscale modelling schemes and applications in dynamic analysis of concrete
- 9.4 Development of a mesoscale finite element framework for dynamic analysis of concrete
- 9.5 Mesoscale analysis of dynamic tension of concrete with a rate-dependent cohesive model
- 9.6 Concluding remarks
- References
- 10 Simulation of concrete damage and response under impulsive loading
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Constitutive law
- 10.3 Tension and compression damage
- 10.4 Elementary sensitivity study
- 10.5 Experimental validation
- 10.6 Crack propagation
- 10.7 Ballistic impact
- 10.8 Conclusion
- References
- 11 Modelling the response of concrete structures from strain rate effects to shock-induced loading
- Abstract
- 11.1 Introduction to the strain rate effects
- 11.2 Rate-dependent constitutive laws
- 11.3 Modelling shock-induced tensile loading of concrete structures
- 11.4 Summary and conclusions
- References
- 12 Understanding the dynamic response of concrete to loading: Practical examples
- Abstract
- Acknowledgements
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Impact, penetration, and perforation
- 12.3 Contact detonation
- 12.4 Blast
- 12.5 Residual load-bearing capacity of damaged structural elements
- 12.6 Behaviour of reinforced-concrete beams under localized static and impact loads
- 12.7 Project examples: Improving blast resistance
- 12.8 Conclusion
- References
- Index
- No. of pages: 450
- Language: English
- Edition: 2
- Published: February 22, 2024
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443155956
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443155932
- eBook ISBN: 9780443155949
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Jaap Weerheijm
Dr Jaap Weerheijm works in the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the TNO and Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. He is also a Senior Research Scientist at TNO. He is well-known for his research in such areas as the impact behaviour of structures and materials.
Affiliations and expertise
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