Fracture and Size Effect in Concrete and Other Quasibrittle Materials

Fracture and Size Effect in Concrete and Other Quasibrittle Materials is the first in-depth text on the application of fracture mechanics to the analysis of failure in concrete structures. The book synthesizes a vast number of recent research results in the literature to provide a comprehensive treatment of the topic that does not give merely the facts - it provides true understanding.
The many recent results on quasibrittle fracture and size effect, which were scattered throughout many periodicals, are compiled here in a single volume. This book presents a well-rounded discussion of the theory of size effect and scaling of failure loads in structures. The size effect, which is the most important practical manifestation of fracture behavior, has become a hot topic. It has gained prominence in current research on concrete and quasibrittle materials.
The treatment of every subject in Fracture and Size Effect in Concrete and Other Quasibrittle Materials proceeds from simple to complex, from specialized to general, and is as concise as possible using the simplest level of mathematics necessary to treat the subject clearly and accurately. Whether you are an engineering student or a practicing engineer, this book provides you with a clear presentation, including full derivations and examples, from which you can gain real understanding of fracture and size effect in concrete and other quasibrittle materials.

Zdenek P. Bazant, Jaime Planas

Vector and Tensor Notation, Why Fracture Mechanics?, Essentials of LEFM, Determination of LEFM Parameters, Advanced Aspects of LEFM, Equivalent Elastic Cracks and R-Curves, Determination of Fracture Properties from Size Effect, Cohesive Crack Models, Crack Band Models and Smeared Cracking, Advanced Size Effect Analysis, Brittleness and Size effect in Structural Design, Effect of Time, Environment and Fatigue, Statisical Theory of Size Effect ad Fracture Process,  Nolocal Continum Modelling of Damage Localisation, Material Models for Damage and Failure, References, Index.