Fracture and Damage in Quasibrittle Structures

Download or read book Fracture and Damage in Quasibrittle Structures written by Z.P. Bazant and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-01-14 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding of failure of quasibrittle materials is of paramount importance in many engineering fields. This subject has become a broad and important field of considerable mathematical complexity, with many competing models and unsolved problems. Attention in this volume focuses on concrete, rock, masonry, toughened ceramics, ice and other quasibrittle materials characterized by the development of large zones of cracking or other microstructural damage, and its localization into major fractures.