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Do Plain and Fibre-Reinforced Concretes have an R-Curve Behaviour?

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Fracture of Concrete and Rock

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The fracture toughness of plain and (fibre) reinforced concretes has been determined from axial compression splitting tests. The results suggest the existence of R-Curve behaviour. The Kc value for a given water/cement ratio and mix proportions would seem to be roughly three times the initiation value.

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  1. University of Sydney, N.S.W., 2006, Australia

    B. L. Karihaloo (Professor of Civil Engineering)

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  1. NSF Science and Technology Center for Advanced Cement-Based Materials, Northwestern University, 60208, Evanston, IL, USA

    Surendra P. Shah

  2. Department of Civil Engineering, Kansas State Univeristy/Seton Hall, 66506, Manhattan, KS, USA

    Stuart E. Swartz

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Karihaloo, B.L. (1989). Do Plain and Fibre-Reinforced Concretes have an R-Curve Behaviour?. In: Shah, S.P., Swartz, S.E. (eds) Fracture of Concrete and Rock. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3578-1_11

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