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Table 1 Analysis of obtained test results with far tail constant A.

From: An Experimental Study on Fracture Energy of Plain Concrete

LVDT and CMOD data

LVDT data

CMOD data

Specimen

E (GPa)

G FM (N/m)

A (N mm2)

G F (N/m)

G f (N/m)

A (N mm2)

G F (N/m)

G f (N/m)

Stroke

 T5-1

38.87

122.29

353

154.84

25.83

730

173

26.05

 T5-2

35.34

133.35

419

171.25

32.3

787

184.14

32.15

 T20-1

37.41

127.92

315

157

71.23

626

168.35

71.08

 T20-2

42.67

175.46

530

223.07

153.64

999

240.09

153.17

 T30-1

34.55

185.99

839

261.82

73.7

1448

279.58

72.05

 T30-2

35.7

132.29

384

169.03

75.58

811

184.68

75.36

 Avg.

37.42

146.22

473

189.50

72.05

900

204.97

71.64

CMOD

 T5-3

30.6

128.17

289

156.33

57.22

648

169.99

57.14

 T20-3

36.42

155.78

509

202.83

71.94

1074

221.61

71.71

 T20-4

29.14

143.19

648

202.23

52.34

1200

220.65

51.65

 T28-1

31.32

194.87

497

239.44

123.89

864

250.64

122.34

 T30-3

38.11

103.8

198

123.17

61

446

132.56

60.92

 Avg.

33.12

145.16

428

184.80

73.28

836

199.09

72.75