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Concrete Fracture Models and Applications

By Shailendra Kumar , Sudhirkumar V Barai (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2011
ISBN
3642167632, 9783642167638
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-16764-5
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5167479 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
262\286
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-03-17 06:00:00
Building Materials; Structural Mechanics; Structur

Description

Cementitious materials, rocks and fibre-reinforced composites commonly termed as quasibrittle, need a different fracture mechanics approach to model the crack propagation study because of the presence of significant size of fracture process zone ahead of the crack-tip. Recent studies show that concrete structures manifest three important stages in fracture process: crack initiation, stable crack propagation and unstable fracture or failure. Fracture Mechanics concept can better explain the above various stages including the concepts of ductility, size-effect, strain softening and post-cracking behavior of concrete and concrete structures.

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