Size effect and quasi-brittle fracture: The role of FPZ

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 154, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 3-14

  Hu, Xiaozhi ^a   Duan, Kai ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Boundary effect (BE); Fracture process zone (FPZ); Fracture toughness; Scaling; Size effect (SE); Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; CONCRETES; CRACKS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; SIZE DETERMINATION; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BOUNDARY EFFECT (BE); CONCRETE-LIKE MATERIALS; CRACK BRIDGINGS; CRACK SIZES; CRACK-TIP; DAM-AGE ZONES; DIFFERENT SIZES; FRACTURE PROCESS ZONE (FPZ); MICRO CRACKINGS; QUASI-BRITTLE FRACTURES; SCALING; SIZE EFFECT (SE); SIZE VARIATIONS;

BRITTLE FRACTURE;

EID: 60849133623     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: 15732673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10704-008-9290-7     Document Type: Article

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