Abstract
The paper describes the behaviour of concrete specimens (cubes, d=100mm) subjected to multiaxial cyclic and rotation load paths. The specimens were loaded in a recently developed multiaxial apparatus which was described shortly in Part I. A cyclic load path corresponds to a series of loading-unloading cycles to the envelope curve, for which the major compressive stress-strain curve was used for defining the unloading conditions. The rotation paths implied a simple exchange of major and minor compressive stress, after some damage was sustained to a specimen. The observed stress-strain behaviour of the different loading paths was discussed in relation to the “final structure” of a specimen subjected to multiaxial compression. The “final structure” consists of a number of more or less intact rest pieces, separated by localised shear zones. The movement of the blocks with respect to each other and into the shear localisations seems to determine the complete observed response. By using cyclic and rotation load paths, the geometry and frictional characteristics of the shear fractures may be determined.
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On décrit le comportement d’éprouvettes de béton (cubes,d=100 mm) soumises à des modes de chargement pluriaxials cycliques et en rotation. L’équipement utilisé est celui décrit dans la première partie. Ce chargement cyclique se traduit par une série de cycles de chargement/déchargement à la limite élastique (courbe intrinsèque), les conditions de déchargement ayant été définies à l’aide de la composante majeure de contrainte/déformation en compression. La rotation implique un simple passage de l’une à l’autre des composantes majeure et mineure après un certain endommagement de l’éprouvette. on a considéré le comportement contrainte/déformation suivant les différents modes de chargement en relation avec la ‘structure finale’ d’une éprouvette chargée en compression pluriaxiale. La “structure finale” consiste en un certain nombre de “blocs” séparés par des zones de cisaillement localisé. Ce sont les mouvements de ces ‘blocs” les uns par rapport aux autres et leur pénétration dans les zones de cisaillement qui semblent déterminer la réponse complète fournie par l’observation. Au moyen des modes de chargement, cycles et rotations, les caractéristiques géométriques et tribologiques des fractures par cisaillement peuvent être déterminées.
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van Mier, J.G.M. Multiaxial strain-softening of concrete. Materials and Structures 19, 190–200 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02472035
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