Study of the mechanical properties of plain concrete under dynamic loading

Albertini, Carlo and Cadoni, Ezio and Labibes, Kamel (1999) Study of the mechanical properties of plain concrete under dynamic loading. Experimental Mechanics, 39 (2). pp. 137-141.

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Abstract

A new testing methodology based on the Hopkinson bar principle is proposed for studying globally and locally the mechanical properties of plain concrete at a high strain rate. A Hopkinson bar bundle measures the local mechanical characteristics over the cross section of a large specimen of plain concrete subjected to impact loading. With this method, more accurate measurements of the stress-strain diagram are obtained, especially during the fracturing phase of the concrete specimen.

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