TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bažant,Z.P.
TI  - Scaling of structural strength
SN  - 0750668490
AV  - TA645 .B358 2005
U1  - 624.171 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Oxford, Burlington, MA
PB  - Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann
KW  - Structural analysis (Engineering)
KW  - Strength of materials
KW  - Scaling laws (Statistical physics)
N1  - Previous ed.: London: Hermes Penton Science, 2001; Includes 1-page errata; Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-312) and index; 1; Introduction --; 2; Asymptotic analysis of size effect --; 3; Randomness and disorder --; 4; Energetic scaling for sea ice and concrete structures --; 5; Energetic scaling of compression fracture and further applications to concrete, rock and composites --; 6; Scaling via J-integral, with application to kink bands in fiber composites --; 7; Time dependence, repeated loads and energy absorption capacity --; 8; Computational approaches to quasibrittle fracture and its scaling --; 9; New asymptotic scaling analysis of cohesive crack model and smeared-tip method --; 10; Size effect at continuum limit on approach to atomic lattice scale --; 11; Future perspectives --; Addendum 1; Size effect derivation by a new method for asymptotic matching --; Addendum 2; Size effect of finite-angle notches --; Addendum 3; Size effect on flexural strength of fiber-composite laminates --; Addendum 4; Size effect in fracture of closed-cell polymeric foam --; Addendum 5; Variation of cohesive softening law tail in boundary layer of concrete --; Addendum 6; Can fracture energy be measured on one-size specimens with different notch lengths? --; Addendum 7; Notched-unnotched size effect method and standardization of fracture testing --; Addendum 8; Designing reinforced concrete beams against size effect --; Addendum 9; Scaling of probability density distribution (pdf) of failure load --; Addendum 10; Recent debates on fractal theory of size effect and their impact on design codes --; Addendum 11; Boundary layer size effect in thin metallic films at micrometer scale --; Addendum 12; Size effect on triggering of dry snow slab avalanches
N2  - "An understanding of the effect of structure size on structural strength and failure behavior is an important element in the study of the mechanics of materials and structures." "Examining this cutting-edge topic, this new edition of Scaling of Structural Strength explores size effects in quasibrittle materials including concrete fiber composites, tough ceramics and rocks, through experimental research, material modeling structural analysis and design." "Zdenek P. Bazant's pivotal theory has found wide application in all quasibrittle materials and this new edition will be of great value to those working and studying in the field of structural strength and solid mechanics."--BOOK JACKET
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