Behaviour of rubberised concrete members in asymmetric shear tests
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Author(s)
Xu, B
Bompa, DV
Elghazouli, AY
Ruiz-Teran, AM
Stafford, PJ
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
This paper deals with the experimental behaviour of rubberised concrete members subjected to asymmetric four-point shear loading. A detailed account of tests on 15 prismatic members using conventional concrete as well as rubberised concrete, with relatively high replacement ratios of both fine and coarse mineral aggregates with rubber particles, is given. The results enable direct assessment of strength and complete deformation characteristics including the post-peak response for ultimate behaviour governed both by shear and mixed-mode tensile-shear. After describing the material properties, mix designs and member details, the main observations from detailed measurements of the crack kinematics through a digital image correlation monitoring system, with focus on members developing shear-governed response, are reported. Complementary numerical studies are undertaken using nonlinear finite element procedures which are validated against tests developing shear-governed failures. In order to provide further insight into the key response characteristics, particularly those related to ultimate strength, a number of numerical sensitivity studies employing various constitutive parameters are also carried out. Moreover, comparative assessments in terms of shear resistance, toughness and force transfer across the cracked interfaces are performed and discussed. The detailed test measurements, coupled with the results obtained from the numerical simulations, permit the definition of expressions for representing the shear resistance as a function of the rubber content and concrete compressive strength.
Date Issued
2017-11-06
Date Acceptance
2017-10-20
Citation
Construction and Building Materials, 2017, 159, pp.361-375
ISSN
0950-0618
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
361
End Page
375
Journal / Book Title
Construction and Building Materials
Volume
159
Copyright Statement
© 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Sponsor
Commission of the European Communities
Grant Number
603722
Subjects
0905 Civil Engineering
1202 Building
Building & Construction
Notes
publisher: Elsevier articletitle: Behaviour of rubberised concrete members in asymmetric shear tests journaltitle: Construction and Building Materials articlelink: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.10.091 content_type: article copyright: © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Publication Status
Published