Details
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 3793 |
| Journal | MATERIALS |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| Early online date | 26 May 2022 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2022 |
Abstract
The influence of the compressive strength of concrete on fatigue resistance has not been investigated thoroughly and contradictory results can be found in the literature. To date, the focus of concrete fatigue research has been on the determination of the numbers of cycles to failure. Concerning the fatigue behaviour of high-strength concrete (HPC) and, especially, ultra-high-strength concrete (UHPC), which is described by damage indicators such as strain and stiffness development, little knowledge is available, as well as with respect to the underlying damage mechanisms. This lack of knowledge has led to uncertainties concerning the treatment of high-strength and ultra-high-strength concretes in the fatigue design rules. This paper aims to decrease the lack of knowledge concerning the fatigue behaviour of concrete compositions characterised by a very high strength. Within the priority programme SPP 2020, one HPC and one UHPC subjected to monotonically increasing and cyclic loading were investigated comparatively in terms of their numbers of cycles to failure, as well as the damage indicators strain and stiffness. The results show that the UHPC reaches a higher stiffness and a higher ultimate strain and strength than the HPC. The fatigue investigations reveal that the UHPC can resist a higher number of cycles to failure than the HPC and the damage indicators show an improved fatigue behaviour of the UHPC compared to the HPC.
Keywords
- compressive fatigue resistance, high-strength concrete, stiffness development, strain development, ultra-high-strength concrete
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
Cite this
- Standard
- Harvard
- Apa
- Vancouver
- BibTeX
- RIS
In: MATERIALS, Vol. 15, No. 11, 3793, 01.06.2022.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer review
}
TY - JOUR
T1 - Compressive Fatigue Investigation on High-Strength and Ultra-High-Strength Concrete within the SPP 2020
AU - Basaldella, Marco
AU - Jentsch, Marvin
AU - Oneschkow, Nadja
AU - Markert, Martin
AU - Lohaus, Ludger
N1 - Funding information: This research is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), project number 353531623, as part of the Priority Programme SPP2020: ‘Cyclic Deterioration of High-Performance Concrete in an Experimental-Virtual Lab’ (Grant Number LO 751/21-1).
PY - 2022/6/1
Y1 - 2022/6/1
N2 - The influence of the compressive strength of concrete on fatigue resistance has not been investigated thoroughly and contradictory results can be found in the literature. To date, the focus of concrete fatigue research has been on the determination of the numbers of cycles to failure. Concerning the fatigue behaviour of high-strength concrete (HPC) and, especially, ultra-high-strength concrete (UHPC), which is described by damage indicators such as strain and stiffness development, little knowledge is available, as well as with respect to the underlying damage mechanisms. This lack of knowledge has led to uncertainties concerning the treatment of high-strength and ultra-high-strength concretes in the fatigue design rules. This paper aims to decrease the lack of knowledge concerning the fatigue behaviour of concrete compositions characterised by a very high strength. Within the priority programme SPP 2020, one HPC and one UHPC subjected to monotonically increasing and cyclic loading were investigated comparatively in terms of their numbers of cycles to failure, as well as the damage indicators strain and stiffness. The results show that the UHPC reaches a higher stiffness and a higher ultimate strain and strength than the HPC. The fatigue investigations reveal that the UHPC can resist a higher number of cycles to failure than the HPC and the damage indicators show an improved fatigue behaviour of the UHPC compared to the HPC.
AB - The influence of the compressive strength of concrete on fatigue resistance has not been investigated thoroughly and contradictory results can be found in the literature. To date, the focus of concrete fatigue research has been on the determination of the numbers of cycles to failure. Concerning the fatigue behaviour of high-strength concrete (HPC) and, especially, ultra-high-strength concrete (UHPC), which is described by damage indicators such as strain and stiffness development, little knowledge is available, as well as with respect to the underlying damage mechanisms. This lack of knowledge has led to uncertainties concerning the treatment of high-strength and ultra-high-strength concretes in the fatigue design rules. This paper aims to decrease the lack of knowledge concerning the fatigue behaviour of concrete compositions characterised by a very high strength. Within the priority programme SPP 2020, one HPC and one UHPC subjected to monotonically increasing and cyclic loading were investigated comparatively in terms of their numbers of cycles to failure, as well as the damage indicators strain and stiffness. The results show that the UHPC reaches a higher stiffness and a higher ultimate strain and strength than the HPC. The fatigue investigations reveal that the UHPC can resist a higher number of cycles to failure than the HPC and the damage indicators show an improved fatigue behaviour of the UHPC compared to the HPC.
KW - compressive fatigue resistance
KW - high-strength concrete
KW - stiffness development
KW - strain development
KW - ultra-high-strength concrete
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85131535542&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/ma15113793
DO - 10.3390/ma15113793
M3 - Article
VL - 15
JO - MATERIALS
JF - MATERIALS
SN - 1996-1944
IS - 11
M1 - 3793
ER -