Surface Morphology of Porous Cementitious Materials Subjected to Fast Dynamic Fractures

Abstract

This paper presents a study of the surface height irregularities of cement pastes subjected to fast dynamic fractures. The height irregularities are quantified by the values of the three-dimensional profile parameters. The studied dynamical irregularities show a similar analytical behavior to those obtained by static fractures.

Keywords

• 3D profile analysis
• fracture surfaces
• cement-based materials
• confocal microscopy