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MECHANICS OF MATERIALS
Volume 148, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmat.2020.103490
Keywords
Concrete; Acoustic emission; B-value; Fracture; Micro cracking
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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 acoustic emission (AE) and digital image correlation (DIC) techniques. Experiments are performed on notched plain concrete beams under three-point bending. The micro and macro structural activities are classified based on acoustic energy levels to differentiate between the formation of a fracture process zone (FPZ) under monotonic and fatigue loadings. It is observed that a FPZ within its conventional definition is formed under monotonic loading. On the contrary, the AE results under fatigue loading indicate isolated and dispersed micro cracks up to 95% of fatigue life. A damage index based on AE energy is proposed for concrete subjected to fatigue loading which could be used in health monitoring of structures.
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