Year
1978
Degree Name
Master of Engineering
Department
Department of Civil Engineering
Recommended Citation
Battino, S., Testing of granulated blast furnace slag concrete using fracture mechanics concepts, Master of Engineering thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Wollongong, 1978. https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/2374
Abstract
The development in recent years of the science and application of linear elastic fracture mechanics has provided engineers and metallurgists with a method of designing against fracture in structural components in a more quantitative way than could be achieved using traditional toughness testing techniques. The inclusion of fracture toughness testing in B.S.I, and A.S.T.M. documents clearly demonstrates that fracture toughness values will appear in many future material quality specifications. Accordingly, this thesis examines the macromechanism of fracture in granulated blast furnace slag concrete.
Unless otherwise indicated, the views expressed in this thesis are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Wollongong.