Mechanical Fracture and Fatigue Characteristics of Fine-Grained Composite Based on Sodium Hydroxide-Activated Slag Cured under High Relative Humidity
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2021-01-08
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Šimonová, Hana
Kucharczyková, Barbara
Bílek, Vlastimil
Malíková, Lucie
Miarka, Petr
Lipowczan, Martin
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Mark
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A typical example of an alternative binder to commonly used Portland cement is alkali-activated binders that have high potential as a part of a toolkit for sustainable construction materials. One group of these materials is alkali-activated slag. There is a lack of information about its long-term properties. In addition, its mechanical properties are characterized most often in terms of com-pressive strength; however, it is not sensitive enough to sufficiently cover the changes in micro-structure such as microcracking, and thus, it poses a potential risk for practical utilization. Con-sequently, the present study deals with the determination of long-term mechanical fracture and fatigue parameters of the fine-grained composites based on this interesting binder. The me-chanical fracture parameters are primarily obtained through the direct evaluation of fracture test data via the effective crack model, the work-of-fracture method, the double-K fracture model, and complemented by parameter identification using the inverse analysis. The outcome of cy-clic/fatigue fracture tests is represented by a Wöhler curve. The results presented in this article represent the complex information about material behavior and valuable input parameters for material models used for numerical simulations of crack propagation in this quasi-brittle material.
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