Cementitious materials, rocks and fibre-reinforced composites commonly termed as quasibrittle, need a different fracture mechanics approach to model the crack propagation study because of the presence of significant size of fracture process zone ahead of the crack-tip. Recent studies show that concrete structures manifest three important stages in fracture process: crack initiation, stable crack propagation and unstable fracture or failure. Fracture Mechanics concept can better explain the above various stages including the concepts of ductility, size-effect, strain softening and post-cracking behavior of concrete and concrete structures.
Author(s): Shailendra Kumar, Sudhirkumar V Barai (auth.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2011
Language: English
Pages: 262
Tags: Building Materials; Structural Mechanics; Structural Materials; Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engineering
Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Introduction to Fracture Mechanics of Concrete....Pages 1-8
Fracture Mechanics of Concrete – State-of-the-Art Review....Pages 9-63
Fracture Behavior of Concrete using Cohesive Crack and Size-Effect Models....Pages 65-112
Crack Propagation Study Using Double- K and Double- G Fracture Parameters....Pages 113-192
Fracture Properties of Concrete Based on the K R Curve Associated with Cohesive Stress Distribution....Pages 193-234
Comparison of Fracture Parameters of Concrete Using Nonlinear Fracture Models....Pages 235-247
Back Matter....Pages 249-262
