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ABSTRACT
THIS
IT ASSESSES THE
BENDING
IN-
ONLY THOSE
RESULTS ARE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This study was done as part of the research under the
Illinois Cooperative Highway Research Program Project
"The Mechanism of Fatigue Failure
in Concrete."
IHR-73,
The project
Technical
Illinois
Department
Illinois Division of
Highways:
L.
Bureau of Public
Roads:
Representing the
University of Illinois:
Kesler,
Mechanics, is Project
Engineering
of Theoretical and
Advisory Committee.
The author expresses his appreciation to Professors Cecil
H. Best,
Paul J.
of the manuscript,
Bletzacker, reviewers
CONTENTS
I.
INTRODUCTION
A.
Research
Evaluation of Research .
23
Research
24
. 25
III.
B.
Evaluation of Research
LIST OF REFERENCES
FIGURES
1.
Loading.
to Repeated
(Cited
).
Based
).
Two
Million Cycles.
3.
4.
Loading.
Based
Antrim.8
5.
Flexural Loading.
6.
Crepps.11,12,
10
Loading.
7.
8.
9.
Loadings.
Sub-
Based
Fatigue Strength of
Kessler. 1
on
on the
Fatigue Limit
Flexural Loading.
of
on Murdock and
Kessler.16
10.
11.
S-N Curves
Kessler. 1
Based on McCall.
Based on Hilsdorf.
13.
17
Relationship Between
Cycles and
12.
Fatigue Strength of
Periods.
18
Hypothesis.
of Failure Adjusted
Based on
Hilsdorf.1 8
I. INTRODUCTION
The search for facts about the fatigue
as to obvious additions.
skepticism.
If anything, each
erally uncorrelated.
Each investi-
Conclusions so
1.
Evaluation of Research
applied?
Did the
data?
Those which
tensile loading.
Mills and
mixtures in
tension briquettes".
It is
gate mortars.
The loading
The number of
beneficial.
concrete in compression.
(3 )
conducted compresVan Ornum, in 1903,
In
clusive.
the results.
became S-shaped.
Van
value.
of fatigue failure.
of the failure.
The curve
he started.
load.
ation.
Although
his results.
average of several tests at the same load intensity, and thus true scatter is concealed.
In 1959 Antrim
concrete specimens.
No statistically sig-
The diagram
In neither
sustained indefinitely.
lously analyzed.
cycles of load.
Since the
(9 )
2.
gate concretes.
a.
sive loads.
inch cylinders.
b.
The data indicated no significant difference between the fatigue response of specimens
of high and low strength when stress levels are
strength.
the load.
ation.
d.
tion.
This
e.
g.
by repetitive loading.
h.
inferred.
need to be augmented.
the gross
axial loading.
make.
To have
b.
d.
It
The
safely be extrapolated.
e.
Probably such
determined.
g.
What is
cement?
loading.
3.
Such an
grapher.
Evidence clearly indicates the progressive
admittedly questionable.
damage.
B.
of progressive failure.
1.
Evaluation of Research
devised.
crete in flexure.
At the same
urgently needed.
The flexural fatigue investigations may
gress.
Because
a.
Applied Research
2000 cpm.
0)
nature.
seven
The
Because
subsequent comments.
His data
specimen failed.
A fatigue limit of
Clemmer observed
of a specimen.
In Figure 5 is shown
approach.
This variation in
Such
ually.
His observations
gators.
- 13 )
A stabiliza-
which the specimens were judged able to withstand a given load indefinitely.
pilot studies.
loading.
In this
The results
of doubtful merit.
The
Such a
stress.
The fatigue
cycles of load.
There is
cate
all.
completely during a five week rest period necessitated by repairs to the equipment.
There was limited evidence that when speci-
"typical" values,
lightweight aggregates.
He chose to
in
frequency of 15 cpm.
Specimens of
cpm.
the crack.
is generally inconclusive.
pagate.
The origin
only surmised.
asymptote.
The initial
intensity of load.
Curves qualitatively
He finds some
University of Illinois.
significant.
The
I00
-
90
60
FIGURE 1.
10"
-0
10"
10
Cycles to Failure
10
I ur
10
nnfal
"rv
s ecnrimenc
COMPRESSIVE
100
80
Maximum
/Stress
k-I
Range of
SStress
Minimum
Stress
V
E----------------
I I
\^
FIGURE 2.
z
MODIFIED GOODMAN DIAGRAM FOR CONCRETE SUBJECTED TO
).
4-
5
u c
=o+
V)
0.4
T
Cycles to Failure
FIGURE 3.
8
BASED ON ANTRIM AND McLAUGHLIN.
9I
9
High Strength
High Strength
Low Strength-
I
I
II
I I
II
II
___
______
II
II
103
II
_______
102
10
__
I I
II
__
104
IIII
_______
105
III
______
Cycles to Failure
FIGURE 4.
LIGHTWEIGHT
__
5.
LOADING.
10
1I^.
F-
10
102
10
105
104
Cycles to Failure
FIGURE
6.
, 13
.0
.9
.8
.7
Repeated Loading
-"4 "
.6
Reversed LoadingN __
.54
.4 1"
104
105
Cycles to Failure
FIGURE 7.
BASED ON WILLIAMS.
14
1.0
--.
R= .75
R =R=.13-.18
.,,
.6
.5____________
.4103
10 4
106
Cycles to Failure
FIGURE
8.
16
FIGURE 9.
OF LOADING ON THE
BASED ON MURDOCK
AND KESSLER.
16
Cycles to Failure
FIGURE
10.
16
.4Cn
3)
4U)
0
C
04-
.2
.4u
0
i-
FIGURE
11.
102
10
104
103
Cycles to Failure
105
107
106
BASED ON McCALL.
17
.-
01
C
4-
40)
.4LL
Minutes
AND DURATION
OF
INTERMITTENT REST
PERIODS.
BASED ON HILSDORF. 1
1.0
.9
.4-
4-
.8
u
0*
.6
h
0.
u:-6
.5
Cycles to Failure
FIGURE
13.
S-N CURVE FOR VARIOUS PROBABILITIES OF FAILURE ADJUSTED FOR USE WITH
MINER HYPOTHESIS.
BASED ON HILSDORF.
18
In
plane of failure.
so.
This investi-
obtained.
frequency of loading.
The data from the six series of tests
well.
strength.
The study
content.
periods.
million
sequent investigations.
Range of stress,
Instead speci-
specimens:
maximum.
specimen tested.
Each dimin-
There
constant and hence reflect, in a rather qualitative way, the response of the specimen to
of stress.
These regression
The statistical
the significance of
during testing.
Incorporated
All
data correlates quite well and agrees essentially with that of Figure 2 from Graf and
by Clemmer.
In doing so the
The correlation
tests.
able.
The fatigue
load.
on these specimens.
By a suitable combination
In view of
is not surprising.
could be obtained.
were made.
The inves-
degree observed).
load.
It was realized
trophic.
applied load.
it was of use.
In 1958, McCall published the results of
an investigation of the fatigue of concrete in
Major
17)
studies.
Regression
cpm.
the data.
the data.
Next a
This contradicts
There is reason,
Fati-
0.1 to 0.8,respectively.
Few if any
It is of course
11.
The S-N
This accomplishment
field.
There arises some question as to the suitability of the proportions of the test specimens.
(18 )
A length to depth
men:
Studies of the
He immediately
The "recovery"
rapidly diminishes.
Subsequent
Consequently no addition-
Unfortunately
In the
investigations.
The rest
periods ranged from one to 27 minutes in duration, and were regularly interspersed in a
In
The data
(n2 /N 2 ) = 1.
As the number of
found to be conservative.
As
More-
level.
use.
nearly uniform.
In
These
tions.
fatigue
dependent.
significantly.
terns.
failure.
It
to advance.
with
the investigation.
n2
phenomenological level.
and Kesler.
Simplified flexural
of the specimen.
were noted.
interest.
b.
The orientation
Basic Research
The
investigation is still in progress and no formal results have yet been published.
This
vious studies.
phenomenological studies.
strength.
It incorpor-
maximum.
The amount by
The plane of
This
tating failure.
fatigue tests.
Inclusions of square cross-section, when
Since a
The
tion.
The
bility.
interface.
mined.
They are
No
limiting strain could be determined, although
static capacity.
When maximum
and Hilsdorf.
The
The
boundary.
aggregate inclusion.
shrinkage is significant.
Specimens with
obtained.
This com-
Among these
the investigation.
inclusion.
The fati-
static ultimate.
The data
matrix.
The shift
60 per cent of the static ultimate strength -a good agreement with previous data.
There is some doubt about the interpreta-
axis improbable.
be confirmed or refuted.
The third phase of the fatigue investigation at Illinois was conducted by Neal and
Glucklich (unpublished).
An
There
known:
deterioration?
Pro-
evaluated.
Neal's second series of specimens used
in the
response.
The smaller
wet, however.
If shrinkage stresses were significant in
by the author.
sion.
The fatigue
the hole and bonded in place, the stress concentration was removed, but as the bond deter-
aggregate.
cent level.
tests.
Neal
He used plain
well taken.
region.
measured.
normal concrete.
produced.
this he attri-
Near failure
speed.
cracking is initiated.
The existence of a
The latter
stress.
cycles to failure.
Glucklich further
stress.
It
It would
static tests.
absorbed energy.
Glucklich also found that the instantaneous stress-strain relations in fatigue become
linear, but with a decreasing modulus as failure is approached.
occur.
The rate at which the energy is absorbed
should be related to the size of the hysteresis
served.
This, in
is also increased.
unsafe:
crete is cycle-dependent.
2.
surprisingly limited.
The relationship
reversals of load.
The following
response.
(d) No significant variation in response
is discernible if air-entrained or lightweight
concretes are employed.
There is
reasonable evidence to suspect that the progressive deterioration of bond between aggre-
in the failure.
The
undefined.
reduced.
established.
quality, size, gradation, and properties, together with mix design and service environment.
3.
cracking.
This
New
is obtained.
It seems most
The determination --
pp. 408-419.
172).
University of Illinois.
1960.