Effect of specimen size on flexural compressive strength of reinforced concrete members

Fracture characteristics of refractory composites containing metakaolin and ceramic fibers

“…Size effect of such organized tests is documented by the number of experimental research works. [32][33][34] Therefore, it is extremely important to clearly describe the testing methodology for better reproduction of obtained results. It was experimentally verified that the appropriate combination of aluminous cement with MK additive and natural crushed basalt aggregates ensures sufficient properties for practical utilization.…”

Cyclic Flexural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams

“…Early work on flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beams indicated that there was no apparent size effect on flexural strength and rotational capacity [3,4]. Appa et al [5] and Yi et al [6] reported from their studies that size effect is significant for both flexural strength and ductility. Most of the research on under-reinforced concrete beams confirmed the existence of size effect on rotational capacity [7][8][9].…”

“…[1,2]. In addition, the effect of size on flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beams was also investigated [3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. Early work on flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beams indicated that there was no apparent size effect on flexural strength and rotational capacity [3,4].…”

Use of the digital image correlation and acoustic emission technique to study the effect of structural size on cracking of reinforced concrete

“…Material size effect on these individual failure processes have been investigated by many researchers e.g. tensile cracks [4,31] in shear [5,6], steel concrete bond [40,20]; compression failure [9,50]. However, an interesting point is that in most circumstances, the failure process is the combination of above processes.…”