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Components of the Fracture Response of Alkali-Activated Slag Composites with Steel Microfibers

ŠIMONOVÁ, H. FRANTÍK, P. KERŠNER, Z. SCHMID, P. ROVNANÍK, P.

Original Title

Components of the Fracture Response of Alkali-Activated Slag Composites with Steel Microfibers

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Knowledge of the mechanical and primarily fracture parameters of composites with a brittle matrix is essential for the quantification of their resistance to crack initiation and growth, and also for the specification of material model parameters employed for the simulation of the quasi-brittle behavior of structures made from this type of composite. Therefore, the main target of this paper is to quantify the mechanical fracture parameters of alkali-activated slag composites with steel microfibers and the contribution of the matrix to their fracture response. The first alkali-activated slag composite was a reference version without fibers; the others incorporated steel microfibers amounting to 5, 10, 15 and 20% by weight of the slag. Prism specimens with an initial central edge notch were used to perform the three-point bending fracture tests. Load vs. displacement (deflection at midspan) and load vs. crack mouth opening displacement diagrams were recorded during the fracture tests. The obtained diagrams were employed as inputs for parameter identification, the aim of which was to transfer the fracture test response data to the desired material parameters. Values were also determined for fracture parameters using the effective crack model, work-of-fracture method and double-K fracture model. All investigated mechanical fracture parameters were improved by the addition of steel microfibers to the alkali-activated matrix. Based on the obtained results, the addition of 10 to 15% of microfibers by weight is optimal from the point of view of the enhancement of the fracture parameters of alkali-activated slag composite

Keywords

alkali-activated slag; steel microfibers; fracture test; identification; work-of-fracture method; double-K model; crack propagation

Authors

ŠIMONOVÁ, H.; FRANTÍK, P.; KERŠNER, Z.; SCHMID, P.; ROVNANÍK, P.

Released

16. 5. 2019

Publisher

MDPI

Location

Basel, Switzerland

ISBN

2076-3417

Periodical

Applied Sciences - Basel

Year of study

9

Number

9

State

Swiss Confederation

Pages from

1

Pages to

14

Pages count

14

URL

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/9/9/1754

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/173199

BibTex

@article{BUT156710,
  author="Hana {Šimonová} and Petr {Frantík} and Zbyněk {Keršner} and Pavel {Schmid} and Pavel {Rovnaník}",
  title="Components of the Fracture Response of Alkali-Activated Slag Composites with Steel Microfibers",
  journal="Applied Sciences - Basel",
  year="2019",
  volume="9",
  number="9",
  pages="1--14",
  doi="10.3390/app9091754",
  issn="2076-3417",
  url="https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/9/9/1754"
}