Fracture Mechanics of Cementitious Materials

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ISBN: 9780751400366 | 075140036X
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 12/1/1995

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The application of fracture mechanics to cementitious materials allows the investigation of many important factors relating to the durability of these materials. This new book provides a comprehensive and readable exposition of this subject and is written by two of the world's foremost experts.

Introduction
Fundamentals of fracture mechanics
Introduction
Griffith's theory of fracture
The compliance method of calculating the elastic potential energy release rate
Energetic stability
Linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM)
Crack opening displacement
The t-stress and higher order stress terms
Crack growth resistance
Non linear fracture mechanics (NLFM)
Summary of the application of classic fracture mechanics to cementitious materials
Fracture mechanisms in cementitious materials
Introduction
Cementitious materials
Cementitous fibre reinforced composites
Fracture mechanisms in cementitious materials and fibre composites
Summary
Fracture parameters for cementitious materials
Introduction
Experimental techniques for measurement of the FP2 and FB2
Measurement of mode1 stain-softening relationship for cementitous materials
Modelling the mode1 strain-softening relationship for cenentitious materials
Measurement of mode1 fracture engery
Modelling the mixed mode strain softening relationship for cementitious materials
Experimental techniques for the measurement of FP2 and FB2 in firbe reinforced cementitious materials
Measurement of the mode1 strain-softening relationship for fibre reinforced cementitious materials
The stress strain relationship for fibre reinforced cementitious materials
The toughness of fibre reinforced composites
Summary
Theoretical models for fracture in fibre reinforced cementitious materials
Introduction
The flexure of stain-softening materials
Equivalent crack models
The crack band model
The ficticious crack model
Size and notch effects
Asymmetrical fracture
Summary
Theoretical models for fracture in fibre-reinforced cementitious materials
Introduction
Engineers' theory of bending analysis of type II composites
Fracture behaviour of short fibre type II reinforced cementitious composites
Crack growth models for fibre-reinforced cementitious composites
Crack growth models for fibre-reinforced type II cementitious composites
Size effect and the R-curve
Summary
The statistical nature of fracture in cementitious materials
Introduction
The strength distribution for ideal brittle solids
The statistics of heterogeneous brittle materials
Statistics and size effects in cementitious materials
Statistics of fibre reinforced cementitious materials
Summary
Time- dependent fracture behaviour of cementitious materials
Introduction
Modelling time-dependent crack growth in brittle materials
Summary
Application of fracture mechanics to the design of structures
Introduction
Application to montlithic structures
Punching shear failure of slabs; reinforcement bonding and anchorage to concrete
Concreate pipes
Summary
References
Nomenclature
Index
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