Journal article
Fractal and Multifractal Analysis of Crack Patterns in Prestressed Concrete Girders
Journal of bridge engineering, v 24(7), 04019059
01 Jul 2019
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Abstract
AbstractThis study investigated the fractal and multifractal characteristics of crack patterns observed in prestressed concrete girders. In particular, it focused on cracks that form in the end regions of prestressed girders during the fabrication phase and attributed to prestress transfer operations (i.e., end-region cracks), and shear cracks that form due to subsequent structural (i.e., mechanical) loading. Synthetic crack patterns and experimental data collected during the fabrication and bending test of two large-scale girder specimens were used in this study. The results supported one of the key contributions of the study, which is using fractal analysis to quantify the extent of cracking that develops in prestressed concrete members. Another contribution of the study is that both fractal and multifractal analyses can be used to identify the development of different cracking mechanisms.
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- Title
- Fractal and Multifractal Analysis of Crack Patterns in Prestressed Concrete Girders
- Creators
- Arvin Ebrahimkhanlou - The University of Texas at AustinApostolos Athanasiou - The University of Texas at AustinTrevor D Hrynyk - The University of Texas at AustinOguzhan Bayrak - The University of Texas at AustinSalvatore Salamone - The University of Texas at Austin
- Publication Details
- Journal of bridge engineering, v 24(7), 04019059
- Publisher
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000468406100011
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85065094911
- Other Identifier
- 991021890003804721
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- Engineering, Civil