Research Article
Aug 1978
Compliance Monitoring of Crack Growth in Concrete
Authors: Stuart E. Swartz, M.ASCE, Gary L. Jones, AM.ASCE, and Kuo-kuang Hu, M.ASCEAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Engineering Mechanics Division
Volume 104, Issue 4
Abstract
The method of compliance measurement is sometimes used to determine the length of cracks in fatigued metal specimens. This paper considers an application of this method to plain, concrete beams subjected to sinusoidal loading in three point bending. Three beams, prenotched by cutting with a concrete saw, were used to determine a compliance calibration curve. This curve was then used to determine the extent of cracking in eight beams that were fatigue loaded. Of the beams precracked by fatigue loading, six were subsequently statically loaded to failure. A method for estimating the effective fracture toughness based on a test procedure for metal specimens was used to obtain experimental data as input to a finite element model. Results, including fracture surface appearance, indicate that the compliance method is a convenient and suitable testing technique for monitoring crack growth in concrete beams due to fatigue.
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Journal of the Engineering Mechanics Division
Volume 104 • Issue 4 • August 1978
Pages: 789 - 800
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© 1978 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Aug 1978
Published online: Feb 3, 2021
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Stuart E. Swartz, M.ASCE
Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, Kan.
Gary L. Jones, AM.ASCE
Texas Utility Generating Co., Mt. Pleasant, Tex.; formerly, Grad. Research Asst., Civ. Engrg. Dept., Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, Kan.
Kuo-kuang Hu, M.ASCE
Assoc. Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, Kan.
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