Determination of concrete fracture parameters based on peak-load method with diagonal split-tension cubes

Splitting tension tests to determine con

Splitting tension tests to determine concrete fracture parameters by peak-load method

✍ Sungchul Yang; Tianxi Tang; Dan G. Zollinger; Ashok Gurjar 📂 Article 📅 1997 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 806 KB

An experimental program confirms that the peak-load method can be successfully applied to splitting tension tests to determine fracture parameters KSc and CTOD c of the two-parameter fracture model from the measured peak loads. The peak-load method requires distinct specimens. It is found that a hol