<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The reliable determination of the damage degree of concrete in the structure is difficult and not seldom short-term compressive strengths are considered as real strengths of concrete. Because the load history of the construction is generally unknown, we do not know, whether there have been reached values in the vicinity of the peak of the stress-strain diagram. The strength at the sustained or repeated loading would be then significantly lower, as obtained from tests performed on intact samples. The diagnostic of concrete damage is impeded by environmental effects, resulting in the anisotropy of the development of micro cracks. The possibility is pointed out to use the characteristics of the stress volumetric strain diagram for the assessment of the condition of the material, with the perspective of the application for the determination of the residual long-term strength of concrete</p></abstract>

The reliable determination of the damage degree of concrete in the structure is difficult and not seldom short-term compressive strengths are considered as real strengths of concrete. Because the load history of the construction is generally unknown, we do not know, whether there have been reached values in the vicinity of the peak of the stress-strain diagram. The strength at the sustained or repeated loading would be then significantly lower, as obtained from tests performed on intact samples. The diagnostic of concrete damage is impeded by environmental effects, resulting in the anisotropy of the development of micro cracks. The possibility is pointed out to use the characteristics of the stress volumetric strain diagram for the assessment of the condition of the material, with the perspective of the application for the determination of the residual long-term strength of concrete

Damage in Concrete and its Detection by Use of Stress-Volumetric Strain Diagram

Institute of Construction and Architecture, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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The reliable determination of the damage degree of concrete in the structure is difficult and not seldom short-term compressive strengths are considered as...

Damage in Concrete and its Detection by Use of Stress-Volumetric Strain Diagram

Published Online: May 30, 2014

Page range: 16 - 25

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2014-0003

Keywords
Concrete, Damage, Detection methods, Strain diagram, Stress analysis

© 2014

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Damage in Concrete and its Detection by Use of Stress-Volumetric Strain Diagram

Published Online: May 30, 2014

Page range: 16 - 25

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2014-0003

KeywordsConcrete, Damage, Detection methods, Strain diagram, Stress analysis

© 2014

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Keywords
Concrete, Damage, Detection methods, Strain diagram, Stress analysis