TY - CONF A1 - Curosu, I. A1 - Pirskawetz, Stephan A1 - Mechtcherine, V. ED - Saouma, V. ED - Bolander, J. ED - Landis, E. T1 - Characterizing the crack development in strain-hardening cement-based composites (SHCC) by means of acoustic emission N2 - The article at hand presents an investigation on crack development in three different types of strain-hardening cement-based composites (SHCC) subjected to uni-axial tensile loading. The aim of the work was to evaluate the applicability of acoustic emission (AE) measurements for determining the progressive damage within the material, as well as for differentiating the individual damage events by their origin and decisive mechanisms, such as matrix cracking, fiber pullout or fiber rupture. The acoustic emission method proved to be fully appropriate for recording and evaluating the fracture related processes in various types of SHCC. Valuable information on failure mechanisms and quantitative description of damage depending on SHCC composition was obtained and evaluated with respect to the measured stress-displacement curves and under consideration of fracture surfaces and crack patterns observed on the specimens. T2 - 9th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures CY - Berkeley,California, USA DA - 29.05.2016 KW - Building Materials KW - SHCC KW - Fiber KW - Tension KW - Fracture KW - Acoustic Emission PY - 2016 DO - https://doi.org/10.21012/FC9.207 SP - 1 EP - 10 AN - OPUS4-37199 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Pirskawetz, Stephan A1 - Hüsken, Götz A1 - Curosu, I. A1 - Mechtcherine, V. ED - Mechtcherine, V. ED - Slowik, V. ED - Kabele, P. T1 - Combination of Digital Image Correlation and Acoustic Emission for Characterizing Failure Modes in Strain-Hardening Cement-Based Composites (SHCC) N2 - The tensile behavior of strain-hardening cement-based composites (SHCC) is usually investigated on macroscopic scale by means of direct tension tests or bending tests. Additionally, the micromechanical properties of the composites are often described based on single fiber tension and pull-out tests. Such investigations, performed both on macroscopic and microscopic scales, are based on ‘classical’ force and displacement measuring techniques. Advanced test methods such as digital image correlation (DIC) and acoustic emission analysis (AE) may facilitate the identification and the analysis of the failure mechanisms in SHCC, which is important for both monitoring loaded SHCC elements and further material development and optimization. In this study, these two techniques are combined to characterize the failure mechanisms of three different types of SHCC in direct tension tests. The results are related to data of stress and strain measurements. It is shown that DIC provides detailed spatially resolved and stress related strain measurements. Furthermore, it is demonstrated that AE allows for the localization of active cracks, quantification of the damage accumulation under increasing stresses, and characterization of the dominant crack bridging mechanisms and failure modes observed in the different types of SHCC. T2 - 4th International RILEM Conference on Strain-Hardening Cement-Based Composites (SHCC4) CY - Technische Universität Dresden, Germany DA - 18.09.2017 KW - Cementitious composites KW - Strain-hardening KW - Fiber reinforcement KW - Tension KW - Multiple cracking KW - Acoustic emission analysis KW - Digital image correlation PY - 2017 SN - 978-94-024-1194-2 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1194-2 VL - 15 SP - 300 EP - 307 PB - Springer Science+Business Media B.V. CY - Dordrecht, The Netherlands AN - OPUS4-42129 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lorenzoni, R. A1 - Curosu, I. A1 - Léonard, Fabien A1 - Paciornik, S. A1 - Mechtcherine, V. A1 - Silva, F. A. A1 - Bruno, Giovanni T1 - Combined mechanical and 3D-microstructural analysis of strain-hardening cement-based composites (SHCC) by in-situ X-ray microtomography N2 - The paper presents the results of a series of combined mechanical and in-situ morphological investigations on highstrength strain-hardening cement-based Composites (SHCC). Tension and compression experiments were performed in a CT scanner employing a dedicated mechanical testing rig. The in-situ microtomographic scans enabled correlating the measured specimen response with relevant microstructural features and fracture processes. The microstructural segmentation of SHCC was performed in the framework of Deep Learning and it targeted an accurate segmentation of pores, fibers and aggregates. Besides their accurate volumetric representation, these phases were quantified in terms of content, size and orientation. The fracture processes were monitored at different loading stages and Digital Volume Correlation (DVC) was employed to spatially map the strains and cracks in the specimens loaded in compression. The DVC analysis highlighted the effect of loading conditions, specimen geometry and material heterogeneity at the mesolevel on the strain distribution and fracture localization. KW - Digital Volume Correlation KW - High Strength Concrete KW - In-situ Computed Tomography KW - composites PY - 2020 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2020.106139 VL - 136 SP - 106139 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-51054 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -