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Understanding the Tensile Properties of Concrete

Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering

Edited by Jaap Weerheijm
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Imprint: Woodhead Publishing Ltd
Published: 30th Nov -1
Dimensions: w 156mm h 234mm d 22mm
Weight: 590g
ISBN-10: 0081015720
ISBN-13: 9780081015728
Barcode No: 9780081015728
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Synopsis
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 summarises key recent research in this important subject. 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, Understanding the tensile properties of concrete is a valuable reference for civil and structural engineers as well as those researching this important material.

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