Probabilistic Mechanics of Quasibrittle Structures - Strength, Lifetime, and Size Effect (Hardcover)

Quasibrittle (or brittle heterogeneous) materials are becoming increasingly important for modern engineering. They include concretes, rocks, fiber composites, tough ceramics, sea ice, bone, wood, stiff soils, rigid foams, glass, dental and biomaterials, as well as all brittle materials on the micro or nano scale. Their salient feature is that the fracture process zone size is non-negligible compared to the structural dimensions. This causes intricate energetic and statistical size effects and leads to size-dependent probability distribution of strength, transitional between Gaussian and Weibullian. The ensuing difficult challenges for safe design are vanquished in this book, which features a rigorous theory with detailed derivations yet no superfluous mathematical sophistication; extensive experimental verifications; and realistic approximations for design. A wide range of subjects is covered, including probabilistic fracture kinetics at nanoscale, multiscale transition, statistics of structural strength and lifetime, size effect, reliability indices, safety factors, and ramification to gate dielectrics breakdown.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2017
Authors:	Zdenek P. Bazant • Jia-Liang Le
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	316
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-15170-3
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > General Books > Professional & Technical > Mechanical engineering & materials > General Books > Professional & Technical > Other technologies > General Promotions
LSN:	1-107-15170-8
Barcode:	9781107151703

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