Experimental and numerical study of fatigue behaviour at the microscale of cementitious materials

Ageing is an inherent feature of cementitious materials. Ageing of material leads to gradual loss of the function of a concrete structure with increasing likelihood of failure. As one of the typical ageing phenomena, fatigue of concrete, has recently received considerable research attention. The phenomenon of concrete fatigue is complicated as...

Static and Fatigue Tests on Cementitious Cantilever Beams Using Nanoindenter

Cement paste is the main binding component in concrete and thus its fundamental properties are of great significance for understanding the fracture behaviour as well as the ageing process of concrete. One major aim of this paper is to characterize the micromechanical properties of cement paste with the aid of a nanoindenter. Besides, this paper...