Fracture Mechanics Test Methods For Concrete

Fracture Mechanics Test Methods For Concrete

Author: Surendra Shah

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 1991-03-07

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9780412411007

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Compares currently used methods in determining concrete toughness and presents recommended test procedures with theories and models for describing cracking and fracturing phenomena. Effects of loading rate, temperature and humidity are also examined. Well referenced and illustrated, this book is filled with practical technical information for materials and structural engineers.


Contact and Fracture Mechanics

Contact and Fracture Mechanics

Author: Pranav H. Darji

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2018-05-30

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1789231582

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This book contains two sections: Chapters 1-7 deal with contact mechanics, and Chapters 8-13 deal with fracture mechanics. The different contributions of this book will cover the various advanced topics of research. It provides some needed background with respect to contact mechanics, fracture mechanics and the use of finite element methods in both. All the covered chapters of this book are of a theoretical and applied nature, suitable for the researchers of engineering, physics, applied mathematics and mechanics with an interest in computer simulation of contact and fracture problems.


Dynamic Fracture

Dynamic Fracture

Author: K. Ravi-Chandar

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2004-10-16

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 0080472559

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Dynamic fracture in solids has attracted much attention for over a century from engineers as well as physicists due both to its technological interest and to inherent scientific curiosity. Rapidly applied loads are encountered in a number of technical applications. In some cases such loads might be applied deliberately, as for example in problems of blasting, mining, and comminution or fragmentation; in other cases, such dynamic loads might arise from accidental conditions. Regardless of the origin of the rapid loading, it is necessary to understand the mechanisms and mechanics of fracture under dynamic loading conditions in order to design suitable procedures for assessing the susceptibility to fracture. Quite apart from its repercussions in the area of structural integrity, fundamental scientific curiosity has continued to play a large role in engendering interest in dynamic fracture problems In-depth coverage of the mechanics, experimental methods, practical applications Summary of material response of different materials Discussion of unresolved issues in dynamic fracture


Fracture Toughness Testing

Fracture Toughness Testing

Author: John E. Srawley

Publisher:

Published: 1965

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13:

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A comprehensive survey is presented of current methods of fracture toughness testing that are based on linear elastic fracture mechanics. General principles are discussed in relation to the basic two-dimensional crack stress field model and in relation to real three-dimensional specimens. The designs and necessary dimensions of specimens for mixed mode and opening mode (plane strain) crack toughness measurement are considered in detail. Methods of test instrumentation and procedure are described. Expressions for the calculation of crack toughness values are given for the common types of specimens.


Toughening Mechanisms in Composite Materials

Toughening Mechanisms in Composite Materials

Author: Qing-Hua Qin

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2015-05-26

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 1782422919

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Toughening Mechanisms in Composite Materials aims to provide a comprehensive and technically detailed coverage of composites and their toughening mechanisms. Unique in its direct and comprehensive approach, the book presents fundamental knowledge on composites' toughening mechanisms as well as a comprehensive treatment of numerical methods. This volume summarizes the current state-of-the-art and presents the most recent research outcomes in the field. It details the development of each of the techniques, beginning with basic principles, and new concepts are illustrated with examples wherever possible. - Covers particle-reinforced composites, fibre-reinforced composites and other toughening mechanisms - Analyses toughening mechanisms in a broad range of composite materials - Developments in nanotube toughened composites and toughened graphene ceramic composites are examined