Concrete Fracture Models and Applications

• Main Authors: Kumar, Shailendra (Author), Barai, Sudhirkumar V. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; Structural mechanics.; Building materials.; Structural materials.; Building Materials.; Structural Mechanics.; Structural Materials.; Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engineering.
• Physical Description: XXII, 262 p. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783642167645

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.