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Tensile Behavior Of Concrete And Mortar Under Direct Impact Tensile Load, Kayumars Emad
Tensile Behavior Of Concrete And Mortar Under Direct Impact Tensile Load, Kayumars Emad
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Structures are often subjected to impact loadings during their lifetime. Most structural specifications including the special provisions for seismic design in the current ACI building codes, have been developed on the basis of quasi-static assumptions. Cement composites are strain rate sensitive materials therefore, their properties determined under quasi-static condition should not be used to predict their performance under high strain rates.
The objectives of this investigation are:
- to develop a standard test set-up for direct tensile testing of cementitious composites.
- to study the tensile behavior of mortar and concrete under direct impact tensile load.
- to develop a simplified formula to …