Mechanism behind the size effect phenomenon

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 60-68

  Hu, Xiaozhi ^a   Duan, Kai ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Boundary effect; Concrete, ceramics; Fracture mechanics; Fracture process zone; Size effect

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY EFFECT; BOUNDARY EFFECTS; CONTROLLING PARAMETERS; DOMINANT FACTOR; FRACTURE PROCESS ZONE; HETEROGENEOUS MATERIALS; PRIMARY SOURCES; QUASI-BRITTLE FRACTURE; SIZE EFFECTS; SIZE RATIO;

BRITTLENESS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; SIZE DETERMINATION; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

BRITTLE FRACTURE;

CERAMICS; CONCRETE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE ZONE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SIZE EFFECT;

EID: 77950957635     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0000070     Document Type: Article

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