Abstract
This article focuses on the analysis of fracture processes in fly ash (FA) concrete considering the second model of cracking. The basic parameter of fracture mechanics in concrete elements according to Mode II fracture, i.e. KIIc, was determined. Two measuring devices were used in the studies. One of them was the Digital Image Correlation (DIC), which is now a popular and extensively used metrology technique. During the experiments, an attempt was made to validate the results of fracture toughness obtained in strength press tests. The main goal of the studies was to confirm the convergence and determine the discrepancy ranges, between the KIIc results obtained on the MTS 810 press and using the DIC technique. During the investigations a new concept was proposed in the analysis of concrete fracture processes under Mode II using the DIC method, i.e. evaluation the fracture toughness of the composite by the direct testing of the material with an initial defect – in the crack propagation area (Fig. 7b). In addition, it was attempted to determine the usefulness of the DIC system for the analysis of initial cracks development in concrete elements subjected to shear. For this purpose, basing on the images of major strains and displacements in the X direction, an in-depth assessment of the initial cracks growth was made. The article also presents an original, sophisticated solution for measuring the actual length of a propagating crack in the material with the use of the crack tip tracking (CTT) method. Principal strains ε11 were used to visualise the cracks, while their length was determined as the sum of the relative crack increments (generated at successive stages of the loading of the specimen) measured on the XY plane (rel XY).
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