Rate dependent behavior and modeling of concrete based on SHPB experiments

Abstract The dynamic behavior of concrete is studied experimentally by testing annular and solid concrete specimens using split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB). The dynamic increase factor (DIF) of annular samples is relatively lower than the DIF of solid samples. The dynamic behavior of concrete seems to be independent of the quasi-static strength of concrete. The mode of failure of concrete was a typical ductile failure at high strain-rates and brittle at low strain-rates. No significant influence of strain-rate on the initial elastic modulus of concrete was observed. An empirical equation is proposed for the estimation of DIF of concrete based on the experiments. A model is developed for the prediction of stress–strain curve of concrete under dynamic loading which shows good agreement with the experiments.

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