| Issue |
MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 281, 2019
International Conference of Engineering Risk (INCER 2019)
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| Article Number | 01018 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | Civil Infrastructures: Bridges, Structures, Dams | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201928101018 | |
| Published online | 21 May 2019 | |
Risk of damage and desiccation cracking of construction materials based on raw earth
1 LOMC/UMR CNRS 6294/University Le Havre, 76600 Le Havre, France
2 Civil engineering department/Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), 1200 Jounieh, Lebanon
* Corresponding author: joannaeid@usek.edu.lb
Nowadays, structures are mainly constructed using natural aggregates as sand and gravels. In the future, we would increasingly have to consider replacing them by more abundant and ecological natural materials such as raw earth. However, despite its many qualities (low gray energy, thermal and hygrometric isolation), this eco-material has some defects: cracking by desiccation. The later prevent its widespread diffusion. This study aims to understand the mechanisms of appearance and propagation of cracks in order to try to either prevent or repair it. To carry out this study, digital image correlation technique is used. It consists in performing free desiccation tests to follow the initiation and propagation of cracks, from the beginning of homogeneous strain until the appearance of discontinuity, in order to determine the strains tensor in the massif. In order to understand the origin of cracking, desiccation is studied for different boundary conditions and according to different intrinsic characteristics of the material.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2019
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