Abstract:Among the construction materials, the mortar is the weakest component,especially against tensile loading and cracking.We propose in this paper an experimentalstudy of the propagation of 3D internal cracks in the mortar for differentdosages and their effects on the tensile strength of the mortar. We start by determiningthe tensile strength of a non-cracked specimen for five different dosages.After that, as our first contribution, we calculate the tensile strength and thecritical Stress Intensity Factor SIF for … Show more
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