Table 4 The trends of change in fracture energy of concrete under varying pore diameters and porosities.

From: Concrete double-K fracture toughness and fracture energy influenced by porosity and pore size

Porosity/%

Fracture energy GF/(N/m)

Pore size

0.3–0.6 mm

Pore size

1–2 mm

Pore size

3–5 mm

Pore size

6–8 mm

Pore size

8–10 mm

0

215.25

215.25

215.25

215.25

215.25

1

202.35

202.56

188.57

205

205.88

4

187.67

196.21

181.02

196.31

198.09

7

179.24

173.28

170.7

182.41

181.1

10

168.73

170.69

163.54

169.27

173.75