This paper provides an overview of the early-age properties of concrete, from a materials
science and concrete engineering perspective. The aim of this manuscript is to contribute to …

Over the past three decades, the double-K fracture model has received widespread
recognition and application in the field of engineering material fracture. As the …

The digital image correlation (DIC) technique is employed to investigate the fracture process
at rock-concrete interfaces under three-point bending (TPB), and four-point shearing (FPS) …

The concrete dam can prevent flooding events and generate a vast amount of electricity, and
it is a critical national infrastructure. However, it is easy to get cracked, and cracks usually …

To investigate fracture properties and find analytical solutions of fracture parameters at rock-
concrete interface, three-point bending tests were performed on the composite rock-concrete …

To investigate the effect of interface inclination on the tensile behavior of rock-concrete bi-
material, quasi-static and dynamic splitting tests were conducted on rock-concrete discs. The …

Granite for hosting the deep geological repository (DGR) is subjected to thermo-hydro-
mechanical (THM) treatment for decades of years, while the variations in the tensile …

Experimental observations and measurements on strength and failure behavior of rock-
concrete bi materials are important to correctly understand the response of concrete …

A crack propagation criterion for a rock–concrete interface is employed to investigate the
evolution of the fracture process zone (FPZ) in rock–concrete composite beams under three …

In cold regions, the bonding strength of concrete–rock interface is considerably influenced
by freeze–thaw (F–T) actions. However, accurate approaches to evaluate the influence of F …