Further investigation on the dynamic compressive strength enhancement of concrete-like materials based on split Hopkinson pressure bar tests. Part I: Experiments

Effects of the inertia-induced radial confinement on the dynamic increase factor (DIF) of a mortar specimen are investigated in split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) tests. It is shown that axial strain acceleration is unavoidable in SHPB tests on brittle samples at high strain-rates although it can b...

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Published in:International journal of impact engineering 2009-12, Vol.36 (12), p.1327-1334
Main Authors: Zhang, M., Wu, H.J., Li, Q.M., Huang, F.L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Building structure
Buildings. Public works
Compressive strength
Concrete structure
Concrete-like materials
Concretes. Mortars. Grouts
Construction (buildings and works)
Dynamic increasing factor
Exact sciences and technology
Experimental study
Fracture mechanics (crack, fatigue, damage...)
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Materials
Physics
Solid mechanics
Split Hopkinson pressure bar
Structural and continuum mechanics
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Summary:Effects of the inertia-induced radial confinement on the dynamic increase factor (DIF) of a mortar specimen are investigated in split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) tests. It is shown that axial strain acceleration is unavoidable in SHPB tests on brittle samples at high strain-rates although it can be reduced by the application of a wave shaper. By introducing proper measures of the strain-rate and axial strain acceleration, their correlations are established. In order to demonstrate the influence of inertia-induced confinement on the dynamic compressive strength of concrete-like materials, tubular mortar specimens are used to reduce the inertia-induced radial confinement in SHPB tests. It is shown that the DIF measured by SHPB tests on tubular specimens is lower than the DIF measured by SHPB tests on solid specimens. This paper offers experimental support for a previous publication [Li QM, Meng H. About the dynamic strength enhancement of concrete-like materials in a split Hopkinson pressure bar test. Int J Solids Struct 2003; 40:343–360.], which claimed that inertia-induced radial confinement makes a large contribution to the dynamic compressive strength enhancement of concrete-like materials when the strain-rate is greater than a critical transition strain-rate between 10 1 and 10 2 s −1. It is concluded that DIF formulae for concrete-like materials measured by split Hopkinson pressure bar tests need to be corrected if they are going to be used as the unconfined uniaxial compressive strength in the design and numerical modelling of structures made from concrete-like materials to resist impact and blast loads.
ISSN:0734-743X
1879-3509
DOI:10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2009.04.009