Mechanical and fracture properties of cement-based bi-materials after thermal cycling

Antonios Kanellopoulos, Farhat A. Farhat, Demetrios Nicolaides, Bhushan Lal Karihaloo

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Abstract

This study investigates the effect of thermal cycles on the fracture properties of the cement-based bi-materials. Sixty eight cubes were exposed to a varied number of 24-hour thermal cycles ranging from 0 to 90 and subsequently were tested in a wedge splitting configuration. The mechanical and fracture properties of normal strength and high strength concretes are substantially improved after 30 thermal cycles, but less so after 90 thermal cycles both in isolation and when bonded to an ultra high-performance fibre-reinforced cement-based composite.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1087-1094
Number of pages8
JournalCement and Concrete Research
Volume39
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2009

Keywords

  • Bi-materials (D)
  • Fracture properties (C)
  • High-performance concrete (E)
  • Mechanical properties (C)
  • Thermal treatment (A)

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