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Application of Fracture Mechanics to Cementitious Composites

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Editors:
  1. S. P. Shah

    1. Department of Civil Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series E: (NSSE, volume 94)

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. Advances in Nonlinear Fracture Mechanics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Non-Linear Response of Concrete: Interaction of Size, Loading Step and Material Property

      • G. C. Sih
      Pages 3-23

    3. Fracture Process Zone of Concrete

      • A. S. Kobayashi, N. M. Hawkins, D. B. Barker, B. M. Liaw
      Pages 25-50

    4. Nonlinear Analysis for Mixed Mode Fracture

      • R. Ballarini, S. P. Shah, L. M. Keer
      Pages 51-83

  3. Fracture Processes in Cement Composites: Experimental Observations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-85
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    2. On the Cracking in Concrete and Fiber-Reinforced Cements

      • Sidney Diamond, Arnon Bentur
      Pages 87-140

    3. Fracture and Damage Mechanics of Concrete

      • Dominique Francois
      Pages 141-156

    4. Fracture Processes in Fibre Reinforced Cement Sheets

      • A J Majumdar, P L Walton
      Pages 157-185

    5. Some Aspects of Experimental Techniques

      • L. Cedolin
      Pages 187-193

  4. Numerical Modeling of Fracture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 195-195
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    2. Continuum Model for Progressive Cracking and Identification of Nonlinear Fracture Parameters

      • ZdenÄ›k P. Bažant, Jin-Keun Kim, Phillip Pfeiffer
      Pages 197-246

    3. Non-Linear Fracture Models for Discrete Crack Propagation

      • Anthony R. Ingraffea, Walter H. Gerstle
      Pages 247-285

    4. Interpretation of the Griffith Instability as a Bifurcation of the Global Equilibrium

      • Alberto Carpinteri
      Pages 287-316

  5. Experimental Methods of Determining Fracture Parameters

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 317-317
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    2. Nonlinear Fracture Parameters for Cement Based Composites: Theory and Experiments

      • Y. S. Jenq, S. P. Shah
      Pages 319-359

    3. Size Effects in the Experimental Determination of Fracture Mechanics Parameters

      • H. K. Hilsdorf, W. Brameshuber
      Pages 361-397

    4. Fracture Measurements of Cementitious Composites

      • Y. W. Mai
      Pages 399-429

    5. Fracture Resistance Parameters for Cementitious Materials and their Experimental Determinations

      • V. C. Li
      Pages 431-449

  6. Damage and Continuum Modeling

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 451-451
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Portland cement concrete is a relatively brittle material. As a result, mechanical behavior of concrete, conventionally reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete, and fiber reinforced concrete is critically influenced by crack propagation. It is, thus, not surprising that attempts are being made to apply the concepts of fracture mechanics to quantify the resistance to cracking in cementious composites. The field of fracture mechanics originated in the 1920's with A. A. Griffith's work on fracture of brittle materials such as glass. Its most significant applications, however, have been for controlling brittle fracture and fatigue failure of metallic structures such as pressure vessels, airplanes, ships and pipe­ lines. Considerable development has occurred in the last twenty years in modifying Griffith's ideas or in proposing new concepts to account for the ductility typical of metals. As a result of these efforts, standard testing techniques have been available to obtain fracture parameters for metals, and design based on these parameters are included in relevant specifications. Many attempts have been made, in the last two decades or so, to apply the fracture mechanics concepts to cement, mortar, con­ crete and reinforced concrete. So far, these attempts have not led to a unique set of material parameters which can quantify the resistance of these cementitious composites to fracture. No standard testing methods and a generally accepted theoretical analysis are established for concrete as they are for metals.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Civil Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA

    S. P. Shah

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Application of Fracture Mechanics to Cementitious Composites

  • Editors: S. P. Shah

  • Series Title: NATO Science Series E:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5121-1

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Dordrecht 1985

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-247-3176-3Due: 31 August 1985

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-8764-3Published: 06 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-5121-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0168-132X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 728

  • Topics: Classical Mechanics, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials

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