FRACTURE MECHANICS OF CONCRETE AND ROCK
This book offers engineers a unique opportunity to learn, from
internationally recognized leaders in their field, about the latest
theoretical advances in fracture mechanics in concrete, reinforced
concrete structures, and rock. At the same time, it functions as a
superb, graduate-level introduction to fracture mechanics concepts
and analytical techniques.
Reviews, in depth, the basic theory behind fracture mechanics
* Covers the application of fracture mechanics to compression
failure, creep, fatigue, torsion, and other advanced topics
* Extremely well researched, applies experimental evidence of
damage to a wide range of design cases
* Supplies all relevant formulas for stress intensity
* Covers state-of-the-art linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM)
techniques for analyzing deformations and cracking
* Describes nonlinear fracture mechanics (NLFM) and the latest
RILEM modeling techniques for testing nonlinear quasi-brittle
materials
* And much more
Over the past few years, researchers employing techniques
borrowed from fracture mechanics have made many groundbreaking
discoveries concerning the causes and effects of cracking, damage,
and fractures of plain and reinforced concrete structures and rock.
This, in turn, has resulted in the further development and
refinement of fracture mechanics concepts and tools. Yet, despite
the field's growth and the growing conviction that fracture
mechanics is indispensable to an understanding of material and
structural failure, there continues to be a surprising shortage of
textbooks and professional references on the subject.
Written by two of the foremost names in the field, Fracture
Mechanics of Concrete fills that gap. The most comprehensive book
ever written on the subject, it consolidates the latest theoretical
research from around the world in a single reference that can be
used by students and professionals alike.
Fracture Mechanics of Concrete is divided into two sections. In the
first, the authors lay the necessary groundwork with an in-depth
review of fundamental principles. In the second section, the
authors vividly demonstrate how fracture mechanics has been
successfully applied to failures occurring in a wide array of
design cases. Key topics covered in these sections include:
* State-of-the-art linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM)
techniques for analyzing deformations and cracking
* Nonlinear fracture mechanics (NLFM) and the latest RILEM modeling
techniques for testing nonlinear quasi-brittle materials
* The use of R-Curves to describe cracking and fracture in
quasi-brittle materials
* The application of fracture mechanics to compression failure,
creep, fatigue, torsion, and other advanced topics
The most timely, comprehensive, and authoritative book on the
subject currently available, Fracture Mechanics of Concrete is both
a complete instructional tool for academics and students in
structural and geotechnical engineering courses, and an
indispensable working resource for practicing engineers.
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