Undesirable energy dissipation taking place during wedge-splitting tests on cementitious composites and resulting in overestimation of the values of the determined fractu [...]

Testing and analysis of fatigue behavior of homogeneous materials, such as concrete or other cement based composites, are one major problem being studied in this scientif [...]

The paper presents the influence of the various concrete mixtures on fatigue parameters measured on three-point bending specimens. These specimens are the most frequently [...]

An influence of the test specimens preparation – shape and width of a stress concentrator – on the values of parameters of nonlinear fracture models of quasi-brittle [...]

The paper presents the influence of the various notch depths for the range of starting notch width on a crack initiation in three-point bending specimens. These specimens [...]

Selected approximation curves of mechanical-fracture parameter values − modulus of elasticity, effective fracture toughness, specific fracture energy, compressive cube [...]

The fatigue crack growth rate in the Eurofer 97 steel was measured by two different methodologies. Small crack growth data were obtained using cylindrical specimens with [...]

The basic fracture properties of cement-based composite are ascertained on the basis of test evaluations of the specimens in suitable test configurations. Three-point ben [...]

In case of two-parameter linear fracture mechanics a study of inhomogeneity influence on behaviour of short cracks is performed. The values of stress intensity factor (KI [...]

Under the assumptions of linear elastic fracture mechanics the behaviour of cracks and general singular stress concentrators is studied and compared. The stress distribu [...]