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Recommendations for specimen design and an expression for an upper limiting crack length are provided.
This paper presents a new specimen design and test method for biaxial strength ascertaining.
The obtained high cycle fatigue life curves could be related to the specimen design and the resulting loading modes.
Very good agreement with the burst tests is observed, thus validating the utility of the proposed specimen design and of the SRDD model.
Finally, a practical specimen design and a detailed scanning procedure are proposed, based on the CT experiments performed in this research.
The present work represents a follow-up study of the original specimen design, and incorporates numerous specimen improvements made in an attempt to generate more accurate biaxial results.
Strength and weaknesses of different specimen designs and test setups are shown.
Common mistakes include incorrect interpretation of the mechanics of loading in unusual specimen designs, and failures occurring at the material's ultimate tensile strength as a result of specimens or cracks being too small.
The final optimal geometry as a function of the base material sheet thickness is proposed, as a guide line for cruciform specimens design, and as a possible contribution for a future standard on in-plane biaxial fatigue tests.
The sixteen specimens designed and cast within this project were characterized by different study variables concerning cross section geometry, concrete grade and type of reinforcement.
For the specimens designed and tested in this study, both components in the GST contributed much to the seismic performance of the GST confined column, while the thin-walled steel tube was more effective than the GFRP wraps in improving the ultimate drift ratio.
