Fracture and Size Effect in Concrete and Other Quasibrittle Materials [Hardcover]

Fracture and Size Effect in Concrete and Other Quasibrittle Materials is the first in-depth text on the application of fracture mechanics to the analysis of failure in concrete structures. The book synthesizes a vast number of recent research results in the literature to provide a comprehensive treatment of the topic that does not give merely the facts - it provides true understanding.

The many recent results on quasibrittle fracture and size effect, which were scattered throughout many periodicals, are compiled here in a single volume. This book presents a well-rounded discussion of the theory of size effect and scaling of failure loads in structures. The size effect, which is the most important practical manifestation of fracture behavior, has become a hot topic. It has gained prominence in current research on concrete and quasibrittle materials.

The treatment of every subject in Fracture and Size Effect in Concrete and Other Quasibrittle Materials proceeds from simple to complex, from specialized to general, and is as concise as possible using the simplest level of mathematics necessary to treat the subject clearly and accurately. Whether you are an engineering student or a practicing engineer, this book provides you with a clear presentation, including full derivations and examples, from which you can gain real understanding of fracture and size effect in concrete and other quasibrittle materials.Why Fracture Mechanics?
Historical Perspective
Reasons for Fracture Mechanics Approach
Sources of Size Effect on Structural Strength
Quantification of Fracture Mechanics Size Effect
Experimental Evidence for Size Effect
Essentials of LEFM
Energy Release Rate and Fracture Energy
LEFM and Stress Intensity Factor
Size Effect in Plasticity and in LEFM
Determination of LEFM Parameters
Setting Up Solutions from Closed-Form Expressions
Approximate Energy-Based Methods
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