Multi-axial Compression of Concrete at Elevated Temperature
mac2T is Sheffield´s unique test facility for Multi-Axial Compression of Concrete at Elevated Temperature, developed to fill the existing gap in high quality experimental data needed for the development of advanced material models for simulating the behaviour of structural concrete under true multiaxial compression at both ambient and elevated temperature.
Research Projects
ATEC: experimental determination of the Acoustic Tensor Evolution in Concrete under true multiaxial compression.
LITS+Damage: Load Induced Thermal Strain and Damage in concrete under multiaxial compression at elevated temperature.
MÆCENAS: Modelling of Ageing Processes in Concrete Nuclear Power Plant Structures
Publications
Petkovski M . (2010). Effects of Stress During Heating on Strength and Stiffness of Concrete at Elevated Temperature. Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 40 (12), pp 1744–1755. website
Petkovski M. and Crouch R. (2008). Strains Under Transient Hygro-thermal States in Concrete Loaded in Multiaxial Compression and Heated to 250 °C. Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 38 (4), p 586-596. website
Petkovski M., Crouch R.S. and Waldron P. (2006). Apparatus for Testing Concrete Under Multiaxial Compression at Elevated Temperature (mac2T). Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 46(3), pp 387-398, website
Petkovski M. and Crouch R.S. (2007). Experimental Detection of Discontinuities in Pressure Sensitive Materials under Multiaxial Compression. Proc. SEM Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics 2007, Volume 2, pp 1098-1104.
For more information please contact Dr Mihail Petkovski Tel 0044 - 114 - 222 5759