FRACTAL CHARACTERIZATION OF FRACTURE SURFACES IN CONCRETE

被引:114
作者
SAOUMA, VE
BARTON, CC
GAMALELDIN, NA
机构
[1] US GEOL SURVEY,DENVER FED CTR,MS 913,DENVER,CO 80225
[2] COLORADO STATE UNIV,DEPT CIVIL ENGN,FT COLLINS,CO 80523
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D O I
10.1016/0013-7944(90)90182-G
中图分类号
O3 [力学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0801 ;
摘要
Fractal geometry is used to characterize the roughness of cracked concrete surfaces through a specially built profilometer, and the fractal dimension is subsequently correlated to the fracture toughness and direction of crack propagation. Preliminary results indicate that the fracture surface is indeed fractal over two orders of magnitudes with a dimension of approximately 1.20. © 1990.
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页码:47 / 53
页数:7
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