Universal size effect law and effect of crack depth on quasi-brittle structure strength

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 78-84

  Bažant, Zdeněk P ^a   Yu, Qiang ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concrete; Cracking; Fracture; Notches; Size effect; Structural reliability

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; BRITTLENESS; CONCRETES; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; FOAMS; FRACTURE; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEA ICE; SIZE DETERMINATION;

CONCRETE; CRACKING; NOTCHES; SIZE EFFECT; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY;

BRITTLE FRACTURE;

CONCRETE; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; WEIBULL THEORY;

EID: 58549086566     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2009)135:2(78)     Document Type: Article

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