Research Article

Fracture Energy Analysis of Concrete considering the Boundary Effect of Single-Edge Notched Beams

Table 5

Specimens of different sizes and the corresponding calculated fracture energy [22, 23].

Size [22, 23] LWB (mm)a/W(Wāˆ’a) (mm) (Nm) (mm) (Nm)

25050500.145117.2534.5192.68
0.24085.25
0.33557.75

500100500.190135.2568.3194.28
0.280107.50
0.37095.50

1000200500.1180153.0095.4193.28
0.2160126.25
0.3140109.25

3759547.50.2571.25151.930194.3
190.9
0.3561.75157.5
154.5

750190950.25142.516555197.4
147.2
167.4
159.7
0.35123.5153.7
129.5
179.2