The size effects in compression on drilled cylindrical concrete specimens obtained from a unique concrete block over a large scale range (1:19) are analyzed. The experimental results show scale effects on dissipated energy density rather than on the compressive strength. A theoretical explanation for such a phenomenon is presented, assuming a noninteger physical dimension of the subdomain where dissipation occurs. A comparison between experimental and theoretical values is discussed and a renormalization procedure to obtain a scale-independent constitutive law is presented.

Effect of specimen size on the dissipated energy density in compression / Carpinteri, Alberto; Ferro, GIUSEPPE ANDREA. - In: JOURNAL OF APPLIED MECHANICS. - ISSN 0021-8936. - 75:4 (041003)(2008). [10.1115/1.2910899]

Effect of specimen size on the dissipated energy density in compression

CARPINTERI, Alberto;FERRO, GIUSEPPE ANDREA
2008

Abstract

The size effects in compression on drilled cylindrical concrete specimens obtained from a unique concrete block over a large scale range (1:19) are analyzed. The experimental results show scale effects on dissipated energy density rather than on the compressive strength. A theoretical explanation for such a phenomenon is presented, assuming a noninteger physical dimension of the subdomain where dissipation occurs. A comparison between experimental and theoretical values is discussed and a renormalization procedure to obtain a scale-independent constitutive law is presented.
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