Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0559742

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0559742

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

FRACTURE OF STEEL FIBRE-REINFORCED CONCRETE: MODES I & II. In 2000-2001 Australia spent 17.5 billon dollars on heavy engineering infrastructure development (3% of its gross domestic product). As this infrastructure ages costs of repairs and maintenance magnifies. Conventional structural concrete can significantly deteriorate with time requiring regular and often costly maintenance. This research goes to the development of a class of "super" concretes with very high strengths and with excellent durability properties. With improved understanding of fracture and fracture processes with these materials, new models can be developed to represent the behaviour of structural elements fabricated with this "super" class of concretes and speed their implementation into Australian construction practice.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2005

End Date: 31-12-2008

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $198,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Civil Engineering | Structural Engineering

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other | Civil | Cement and concrete materials |

Other Keywords

Cement and concrete materials | Civil | Civil Engineering | Other | Structural Engineering

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