Distinct Fracture Patterns in Construction Steels for Reinforced Concrete under Quasistatic Loading— A Review

Steel is one of the most widely used materials in construction. Nucleation growth and coalescence theory is usually employed to explain the fracture process in ductile materials, such as many metals. The typical cup–cone fracture pattern has been extensively studied in the past, giving rise to numer...

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Autores: Suárez-Guerra, Fernando, Gálvez-Ruíz, Jaime Carlos, Cendón, David Ángel, Atienza, José Miguel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión borrador
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Jaén
Repositorio:RUJA. Repositorio Institucional de la Producción Científica de la Universidad de Jaén
OAI Identifier:oai:ruja.ujaen.es:10953/4784
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.3390/met8030171
https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/8/3/171
https://hdl.handle.net/10953/4784
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Steel
Fracture mechanics
Tensile test
Cohesive zone model
Internal damage
XRCT
691.714
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Sumario:Steel is one of the most widely used materials in construction. Nucleation growth and coalescence theory is usually employed to explain the fracture process in ductile materials, such as many metals. The typical cup–cone fracture pattern has been extensively studied in the past, giving rise to numerical models able to reproduce this pattern. Nevertheless, some steels, such as the eutectoid steel used for manufacturing prestressing wires, does not show this specific shape but a flat surface with a dark region in the centre of the fracture area. Recent studies have deepened the knowledge on these distinct fracture patterns, shedding light on some aspects that help to understand how damage begins and propagates in each case. The numerical modelling of both fracture patterns have also been discussed and reproduced with different approaches. This work reviews the main recent advances in the knowledge on this subject, particularly focusing on the experimental work carried out by the authors.