VERIFICATION OF THE UNIVERSAL STRESS TRANSFER MODEL

Abstract

Verification of the proposed universal stress transfer model is conducted. The model was proposed as the one for stress transfer across cracks in concrete with universal ap- plicability. Thus the verification is done by applying the model on various cases of stress transfer experiments covering the classical cases which are the crack width con- stant crack deformational paths as well as the mixed mode deformational paths under high confinement, the specialized cases which are the cyclic mixed mode crack defor- mational paths, and the cases of stress transfer across concrete cracks having distinctive characteristic, i. e., high strength concrete, lightweight concrete, mortar and cracks in construction joints. Verified results are very satisfactory and therefore confirm the uni- versal applicability of the proposed stress transfer model.