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Effect of Prefabricated Crack Length on Fracture Toughness and Fracture Energy of Fly Ash Concrete Reinforced by Nano-SiO2 and Fibers

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This paper summarizes the test data obtained from an experimental investigation of nanoparticles and steel fiber-reinforced concrete. Tests were conducted to investigate the effect of prefabricated crack length on determining fracture parameters of concrete composite. The results reveal that most of the fracture parameters and the fracture relational curves of the concrete composite are influenced greatly by the prefabricated crack length of beam specimens, while the prefabricated crack length has little effect on the critical crack tip opening displacement. There is a tendency for effective crack length and the critical crack mouth opening displacement to increase with the increase in prefabricated crack length, while the initial fracture toughness, unstable fracture toughness and fracture energy gradually decrease. Besides, when the prefabricated crack length decreases from 50 to 20 mm, these relational curves become much larger, and the nonlinear stage of the curves become longer and longer, and the descent stage of the curves become flatter and flatter.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to acknowledge the financial support received from Open Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering (Grant No. 2013491911), Foundation Sponsored by Program for Science & Technology Innovation Talents in Universities of Henan Province (Grant No. 16HASTIT012), Foundation of Zhengzhou University for Outstanding Young Teachers (Grant No. 1421323079) and Key Project of Henan Provincial Department of Education of China (Grant No. 14A560005).

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  1. School of Water Conservancy and Environment Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, People’s Republic of China

    P. Zhang, J. X. Gao & H. T. Zhu

  2. Changtong Road & Bridge Construction Co., Ltd. of Sanmenxia, Sanmenxia, 472000, People’s Republic of China

    X. Y. Li, Y. Li & M. Huang

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Zhang, P., Gao, J.X., Zhu, H.T. et al. Effect of Prefabricated Crack Length on Fracture Toughness and Fracture Energy of Fly Ash Concrete Reinforced by Nano-SiO2 and Fibers. Iran. J. Sci. Technol.Trans. Civ. Eng. 40, 69–74 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40996-016-0013-4

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