The response of concrete under tensile loading is crucial for most applications because concrete is much weaker in tension than in compression. Understanding the response mechanisms of concrete under tensile conditions is therefore key to understanding and using concrete in structural applications. Understanding the Tensile Properties of Concrete Second Edition summarises key recent research in this important subject area.
After an introduction to concrete, the book is divided into two parts: part one on static response and part two on dynamic response. Part one starts with a summary chapter on the most important parameters that affect the tensile response of concrete. Chapters show how multi scale modelling is used to relate concrete composition to tensile properties. Part two focuses on dynamic response and starts with an introduction to the different regimes of dynamic loading, ranging from the low frequency loading by wind or earthquakes up to the extreme dynamic conditions due to explosions and ballistic impacts. Following chapters review dynamic testing techniques and devices that deal with the various regimes of dynamic loading. Later chapters highlight the dynamic behaviour of concrete from different viewpoints, and the book ends with a chapter on practical examples of how detailed knowledge on tensile properties is used by engineers in structural applications. Drawing on the work of some of the leading experts in the field, the book is fully updated and will be a valuable reference for civil and structural engineers as well as those researching this important material.1. 1 Introduction to concrete: A resilient material system - p. 1 2. 2 Factors affecting the tensile properties of concrete - p. 17 3. 3 DEM modelling of concrete fracture based on its structure micro-CT images - p. 49 4. 4 Modelling the response of concrete to moisture - p. 89 5. 5 Dynamic response regimes of concrete structures - p. 117 6. 6 Dynamic testing devices - p. 133 7. 7 Response mechanisms of concrete under impulsive tensile loading - p. 177 8. 8 Performance of high-strength fibre-reinforced concrete in dynamics - p. 219 9. 9 Modelling of dynamic response of concrete with mesoscopic heterogeneity - p. 247 10. 10 Simulation of concrete damage and response under impulsive loading - p. 295 11. 11 Modelling the response of concrete structures from strain rate effects to shock-induced loading - p. 327 12. 12 Understanding the dynamic response of concrete to loading: Practical examples - p. 379 13. Index - p. 419
The response of concrete under tensile loading is crucial for most applications because concrete is much weaker in tension than in compression. Understanding the response mechanisms of concrete under tensile conditions is therefore key to understanding and using concrete in structural applications. Understanding the Tensile Properties of Concrete Second Edition summarises key recent research in this important subject area.
After an introduction to concrete, the book is divided into two parts: part one on static response and part two on dynamic response. Part one starts with a summary chapter on the most important parameters that affect the tensile response of concrete. Chapters show how multi scale modelling is used to relate concrete composition to tensile properties. Part two focuses on dynamic response and starts with an introduction to the different regimes of dynamic loading, ranging from the low frequency loading by wind or earthquakes up to the extreme dynamic conditions due to explosions and ballistic impacts. Following chapters review dynamic testing techniques and devices that deal with the various regimes of dynamic loading. Later chapters highlight the dynamic behaviour of concrete from different viewpoints, and the book ends with a chapter on practical examples of how detailed knowledge on tensile properties is used by engineers in structural applications. Drawing on the work of some of the leading experts in the field, the book is fully updated and will be a valuable reference for civil and structural engineers as well as those researching this important material.1. 1 Introduction to concrete: A resilient material system - p. 1 2. 2 Factors affecting the tensile properties of concrete - p. 17 3. 3 DEM modelling of concrete fracture based on its structure micro-CT images - p. 49 4. 4 Modelling the response of concrete to moisture - p. 89 5. 5 Dynamic response regimes of concrete structures - p. 117 6. 6 Dynamic testing devices - p. 133 7. 7 Response mechanisms of concrete under impulsive tensile loading - p. 177 8. 8 Performance of high-strength fibre-reinforced concrete in dynamics - p. 219 9. 9 Modelling of dynamic response of concrete with mesoscopic heterogeneity - p. 247 10. 10 Simulation of concrete damage and response under impulsive loading - p. 295 11. 11 Modelling the response of concrete structures from strain rate effects to shock-induced loading - p. 327 12. 12 Understanding the dynamic response of concrete to loading: Practical examples - p. 379 13. Index - p. 419
