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This study investigates the mixed-mode fracture behavior of self-compacting concrete specimens reinforced with longitudinal steel bars and steel fibers. The experimental program involved three-point bending tests on asymmetrically notched prismatic specimens designed to induce and propagate mixed-mode cracks. The influence of different steel fiber dosages on crack initiation, propagation, and final failure was evaluated. Key findings reveal that the addition of steel fibers significantly enhances energy absorption and ductility under combined mode I and mode II fracture conditions. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of steel fibers in delaying brittle failure and improving the overall structural performance. Novelty lies in the combined use of self-compacting concrete and steel fibers to explore mixed-mode fracture mechanisms in reinforced elements.
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Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics'' aims & scopes have been re-designed to cover both the theoretical, applied, and numerical aspects associated with those cracking related phenomena taking place, at a micro-, meso-, and macroscopic level, in materials/components/structures of any kind.
The journal aims to cover the cracking/mechanical behaviour of materials/components/structures in those situations involving both time-independent and time-dependent system of external forces/moments (such as, for instance, quasi-static, impulsive, impact, blasting, creep, contact, and fatigue loading). Since, under the above circumstances, the mechanical behaviour of cracked materials/components/structures is also affected by the environmental conditions, the journal would consider also those theoretical/experimental research works investigating the effect of external variables such as, for instance, the effect of corrosive environments as well as of high/low-temperature.
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