Wedge-Splitting Test – Determination of Minimal Starting Notch Length for Various Cement Based Composites

0354597 - ÚFM 2011 RIV CH eng J - Článek v odborném periodiku
Seitl, Stanislav - Klusák, Jan - Veselý, V. - Řoutil, L.
Wedge-Splitting Test – Determination of Minimal Starting Notch Length for Various Cement Based Composites.
Key Engineering Materials. 452-453, - (2011), s. 81-84. ISSN 1013-9826
Grant CEP: GA AV ČR KJB200410901; GA ČR GA103/08/0963
Výzkumný záměr: CEZ:AV0Z20410507
Klíčová slova: wedge-splitting test, cementitious composites, quasi-brittle fracture, brittle fracture
Kód oboru RIV: JL - Únava materiálu a lomová mechanika
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The paper focuses on the geometrical proportions of cube-shaped quasi-brittle specimens subjected to a wedge-splitting test (WST). The minimal/optimal initial crack/notch length for successful performance of WST on these specimens is studied numerically (ANSYS). This second part of the paper treats the problem asymptotically, i.e. from the point of view of a very fine grained silicate composite material with negligible characteristic length which describes the level of the material brittleness (i.e. brittle). The problem of competition of the crack initiation point between the notch tip and the groove corner in the load-imposing area of the specimen is solved using theories of both linear elastic fracture mechanics and fracture mechanics of generalized singular stress concentrators. The numerically obtained crack/notch length is compared to results of numerical simulations using cohesive crack model reported in the first part of the paper. The minimal notch length is recommended.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0193566