Understanding the Tensile Properties of Concrete

Informationen zum Autor Dr Jaap Weerheijm works in the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the TNO and Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. He is also a Senior Research Scientist at TNO. He is well-known for his research in such areas as the impact behaviour of structures and materials.

Autorentext

J. Weerheijm, Technical University of Delft, The Netherlands

Klappentext

This book looks in depth at the properties and behaviour of concrete under tension, a phenomenon that can cause catastrophic failure of concrete structures if it is not properly factored into the design stage.

Inhalt

Part 1 Concrete in static tensile loading: Static response mechanisms of concrete; Factors affecting the tensile properties of concrete; Modelling the effect of material composition on the tensile properties of concrete; Modelling moisture transport in intact and fractured concrete. Part 2 Concrete in dynamic tensile loading: Modelling the response of concrete structures to dynamic loading; Dynamic test devices for analysing the tensile properties of concrete; Response mechanisms of concrete under impulsive tensile loading; Modelling the dynamic response of concrete with mesoscopic heterogeneity; Numerical modelling of the tensile properties of concrete; Modelling the influence of strain rate and related phenomena on the response of concrete structures; Understanding the dynamic response of concrete to loading: Practical examples.