Fracture Mechanics of Concrete: Applications of Fracture Mechanics to Concrete, Rock and... by Surendra P. Shah, Stuart E. Swartz, and Chengsheng Ouyang

Fracture Mechanics of Concrete: Applications of Fracture Mechanics to Concrete, Rock and...

Features

Cover Type: Hard Cover with 592 pages

Published by: Wiley-Interscience September 1995

Written in: English

ISBN 10 Number: 0471303119

ISBN 13 Number: 978-0471303114

Book Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.4 x 1.4 inches

Weighs: 2.2 pounds

Product Description
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.

Book Info
Discusses applications of fracture mechanics to concrete, rock and other quasi-brittle materials. DLC: Concrete - Fracture.

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