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Research & Development in Material Science

Probabilistic Mechanics of Quasibrittle Structures: Strength, Lifetime and Size Effect

  • Open or Close Zdeněk P BažantandJia-LiangLe*

    Department of Mechanical Engineering and Material Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, USA

    *Corresponding author: Zdeněk P BažantandJia-LiangLe, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Material Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, USA

Submission: August 21, 2017; Published: September 25, 2017

DOI: 10.31031/RDMS.2017.01.000511

ISSN: 2576-8840
Volume1 Issue3

Abstract

Quasibrittle materials are becoming increasingly important for modern engineering. They include tough (coarse-grained) or toughened ceramics, concretes, rocks (including shale), fiber composites, sea ice, wood, carton, stiff soils, rigid foams, glass, bone, dental and biomaterials, as well as all brittle materials on the micro or nano scale. Their salient feature is that the fracture process zone size is non-negligible compared to the structural dimensions.

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